Santa helper (3)
I believe the answer is:
elf
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">santa helper</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for elf that I've seen before include "Supernatural creature of folk tales" , "One of the little folk" , "He causes mischief" , "Small creature" , "tiny little chap" .)