Evil spirit - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'evil spirit' is the definition.
(demon is a kind of evil spirit)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for demon that I've seen before include "Inspiring force" , "Devil - master performer" , "Familiar" , "beast" , "Imp" .)

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

'evil spirit' is the definition.
(devil is a kind of evil spirit)

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 Sun, the USA Today, The Telegraph, the Penny Press, The Times, The New York Times, the Universal, The Independent, the Evening Standard, the Newsday, the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Star Tribune and The Mirror.

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

'evil spirit' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

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 Sun, the USA Today, The Telegraph, the Penny Press, The Times, The New York Times, the Universal, The Independent, the Evening Standard, the Newsday, the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Star Tribune and The Mirror.

'evil spirit' is the definition.
(bogie is a kind of evil spirit)

This is all the 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 Sun, the USA Today, The Telegraph, the Penny Press, The Times, The New York Times, the Universal, The Independent, the Evening Standard, the Newsday, the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Star Tribune and The Mirror.

'evil spirit' is the definition.
(hobgoblin is a kind 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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