Santa's helpers (5)
I believe the answer is:
elves
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">santa's helpers</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 elves that I've seen before include "Santa's little helpers" , "Imps, pixies" , "Little people" , "Legendary little beings" , "mischievous kids?" .)