Draw spirit a long way up? (6)
I believe the answer is:
raffle
'draw' is the definition.
(a prize draw)
'spirit a long way up?' is the wordplay.
'spirit' becomes 'elf' (magical creature).
'a long way' becomes 'far' (I've seen this in other clues).
'up?' says the letters should be written backwards (I've seen 'upped' mean this (in down clue, made to go up)).
'elf'+'far'='elffar'
'elffar' in reverse letter order is 'RAFFLE'.
(Other definitions for raffle that I've seen before include "charity event" , "Fund-raising draw" , "Lottery with items as prizes" , "Charity lottery" , "Lottery with bought tickets" .)