Ring her for mushrooms (5)

I believe the answer is:

fairy

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'ring' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for fairy that I've seen before include "Magical being" , "Cobweb, perhaps" , "eg Puck" , "Tinker Bell was one" , "Mythical being" .)

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