The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word LEPRECHAUN
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More clues leading to the result LEPRECHAUN
- Mischievous fellow arranged lunch with a peer
- Sprite before tea drunk by Parisian’s the French one
- Fairy that’s mischievous: clean her up
- Fairy liquid: pure, clean, capital for hands
- Playing Puck not Bottom, learn he is a helpful creature
- Spirit about to be put in mixture of ale and punch
- Legendary Irish character ruined her clean-up
- Spraying pure Chanel is little help to Irish housewives
- The sort of being that might help cure an eccentric
- Legendary little guy developing Herculean power is inspired
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The straight part
We know that "Mischievous fellow" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case mischievous fellow = leprechaun.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 LEPRECHAUN mean?
LEPRECHAUN noun- (Irish folklore) One of a race of elves that can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch them.