Spirit of Arabian folklore (5)
I believe the answer is:
genie
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">spirit of arabian folklore</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for genie that I've seen before include "Magical being who carries out a person's wishes" , "Spirit in a bottle" , "means of wishfulfilment" , "Magical servant" , "Obedient spirit of Arabian folklore" .)