The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PERI
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result PERI
- A vision of loveliness as I moved to end of quay
- Beautiful being by island
- Fairy Queen, seemingly good on the outside
- Fairy embraced by superiors
- Spirit originally from Persia, mostly
- Fairy caught by vampire, pixie in retreat
- Fairy appearing in first half of Shakespeare play
- Spirit said to be made from pears
- Fairy doing the backstroke in Yorkshire pudding
- Each one a fairy!
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The straight part
We know that "A vision of loveliness" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a vision of loveliness = peri.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does PERI mean?
PERI noun- (Persian mythology) A sprite or supernatural being.