The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WISPS
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What does WISPS mean?
WISPS noun- A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; any slender, flexible structure or group.
- A whisk, or small broom.
- A will o' the wisp, or ignis fatuus.
- An immeasurable, indefinable essence of life; soul.
- A disease affecting the feet of cattle.