Fairy-like creature (4)
I believe the answer is:
peri
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">fairy-like creature</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for peri that I've seen before include "Supernatural being in Persian folklore" , "Beautiful fairy-like creature" , "Prefix denoting 'around'" , "Type of disembodied spirit or graceful young girl" , "Spirit of folklore" .)