Aladdin's magical pal (5)
I believe the answer is:
genie
'aladdin's magical pal' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for genie that I've seen before include "Helpful (?) spirit" , "Arabian spirit as in Aladdin's lamp" , "Magic spirit" , "Arabian jinn or spirit" , "Arabian goblin with magic powers" .)