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Articulate spirit, or spirits (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

djinn

'spirits' is the definition.
(I know this)

'articulate spirit' is the wordplay.
'articulate' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (articulated or said out loud).
'spirit' becomes 'gin' (alcoholic spirit).
'gin' sounds like 'DJINN'.

'or' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for djinn that I've seen before include "Spirits (in Muslim mythology)" , "Mythological spirit" , "Spirit of Arabian legend" , "Spirit of Arabian mythology" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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