Evil spirit - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'evil spirit' is the definition.
(I know that devil are evil)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for devil that I've seen before include "Beelzebub, Satan" , "Old Nick, Satan" , "Terror" , "Coat spicily; do hackwork" , "Beast" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, the Penny Press, The Independent, the Universal, the Evening Standard, The Sun, the USA Today, the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Times, the Newsday, The Mirror, The Telegraph and The Star Tribune.

'evil spirit' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for satan that I've seen before include "Apollyon" , "Fiend" , "Prince of Darkness" , "Diabolical figure" , "Old Nick, Lucifer or Beelzebub" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, the Penny Press, The Independent, the Universal, the Evening Standard, The Sun, the USA Today, the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Times, the Newsday, The Mirror, The Telegraph and The Star Tribune.

'evil spirit' is the definition.
(I know that fiend are evil)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for fiend that I've seen before include "monster" , "Wicked and inhuman person" , "Demon, ogre" , "Operatic super-soprano" , "Evil supernatural being" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, the Penny Press, The Independent, the Universal, the Evening Standard, The Sun, the USA Today, the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Times, the Newsday, The Mirror, The Telegraph and The Star Tribune.

'evil spirit' is the definition.
(I know that bogie is a type of evil spirit)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for bogie that I've seen before include "Pivoted group of four or six wheels on an engine" , "Rail wheel assembly" , "A four-wheeled truck" , "Part of carriage" , "Set of railcoach wheels" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, the Penny Press, The Independent, the Universal, the Evening Standard, The Sun, the USA Today, the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Times, the Newsday, The Mirror, The Telegraph and The Star Tribune.

'evil spirit' is the definition.
(I know that ghoul is a type of evil spirit)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for ghoul that I've seen before include "Spectre, fiend" , "Evil spirit or phantom" , "Corpse-loving phantom" , "Morbid type" , "Morbid soul" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, the Penny Press, The Independent, the Universal, the Evening Standard, The Sun, the USA Today, the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Times, the Newsday, The Mirror, The Telegraph and The Star Tribune.

'evil spirit' is the definition.
(I know that hobgoblin is a type of evil spirit)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for hobgoblin that I've seen before include "Fairytale character" , "nasty creature" , "Mischievous 17 across" , "Mischievous imp" , "Mischievous sprite - bugbear" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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