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Almost toy with mixer that's totally spiritual (8)

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I believe the answer is:

platonic

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'spiritual' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'almost toy with mixer that's totally' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'mixer' could be 'tonic' (I've seen this before) and 'tonic' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for platonic that I've seen before include "Excluding congress" , "Non-physical" , "I can plot (anag)" , "This sort of love is passionless" , "Relating to a particular Greek philosopher" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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