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Comedians CIA foolishly ignores in favour of evil spirits (6)

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demons

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'evil spirits' is the definition.
(I know that daemon are evil)

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(Other definitions for demons that I've seen before include "Wicked people" , "Evil spirits, devils" , "Fiends or devils" , "Evil supernatural beings" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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