The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DJINN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DJINN
- Worker in night club and pub supplying spirits
- Entertainer at pub has spirits
- Spirits, or one that's picked up
- Jock's local to serve spirit
- Spirit said to show spirit
- . Pronounce drink to be a powerful spirit
- Spirit seen and heard?
- Spirit of music player at hotel
- Disc jockey's pub spirit
- Spirit? Sounds like it
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The straight part
We know that "spirit" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case spirit = djinn.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 DJINN mean?
DJINN noun- (Muslim demonology) A genie and descendant of the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form, equivalent to demons in Jewish demonology.