How to resolve root domain with no server

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Hi All,

I have a domain abc.com which I want to user cloudflare to redirect to xyz.com/subsite

( . substituted for _ in urls)

I do not have a host server, nor do I want one. I simply want to forward abc.com to xyz.com

I own abc.com but not xyz.com, although we lease xyz.com/subsite

I have www.abc.com forwarding to xyz.com/subsite properly via Page Rules.

However, the root domain will not resolve even though I have a Page Rule for that.

As I understand, normally you would create A name and point to the IP, which I cannot since I don’t have a server, nor can I point to the IP of xyz.com, since the is not desired site (i.e., not subsite)

The only DNS record I have setup is CNAME www -> abc_com

Then I have the following Page Rules setup:
Forward 301 abc.com to xyz.com/subsite
Forward 301 www.abc.com to xyz.com/subsite

ONLY the www.abc.com forward is functioning correctly.

What DNS record can I add to achieve this?
Do I even need one?

Thanks!

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Thank you @sdayman

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