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Creature of superiority (4)

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peri

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'creature' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'of superiority' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'PERI' can be found hidden inside 'superiority'.

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(Other definitions for peri that I've seen before include "Prefix denoting 'around'" , "Ripe as a kind of fairy" , "Supernatural being in Persian folklore" , "Beautiful fairy-like creature" , "A vision of loveliness" .)

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