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Fairy that's mischievous: clean her up (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leprechaun

'fairy' is the definition.
(leprechaun is a kind of fairy)

'mischievous clean her up' is the wordplay.
'mischievous' is an anagram indicator.
'clean'+'her'+'up'='cleanherup'
'cleanherup' anagrammed gives 'LEPRECHAUN'.

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for leprechaun that I've seen before include "He helps Irish housewife" , "Mischievous imp" , "Elf in Irish folklore" , "Mischievous Irish elf" , "Mischievous Irish sprite" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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