Dwarfish creature (5)
I believe the answer is:
gnome
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">dwarfish creature</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for gnome that I've seen before include "Figure of sinister influence" , "Little garden person?" , "Small fellow" , "Swiss financier" , "Fairy-tale creature, in the garden perhaps" .)