Cryptic crossword clue
Norwegian artist detailed Smurf’s essence during a spring festival for little people; … 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word HOMUNCULI

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What does HOMUNCULI mean?

HOMUNCULI noun
  1. A miniature man, once imagined by spermists to be present in human sperm.
  2. The nerve map of the human body that exists on the parietal lobe of the human brain.

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