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Draw spirit miles up (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raffle

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

'spirit miles up' is the wordplay.
'spirit' becomes 'elf' (I've seen this before).
'miles' becomes 'far' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'up' says the letters should be written backwards (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'elf'+'far'='elffar'
'elffar' reversed gives 'RAFFLE'.

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(Other definitions for raffle that I've seen before include "Lottery with goods as prizes" , "Fund-raising draw" , "Sweepstake" , "Form of lottery" , "Prize draw" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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