Inspiration (8)
I believe the answer is:
afflatus
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">inspiration</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(afflatus is a kind of inspiration)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for afflatus that I've seen before include "Poet's creative impulse" , "inspiration" .)