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Good landlord provides spirit (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ghost

'spirit' is the definition.
(ghost is a kind of spirit)

'good landlord' is the wordplay.
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'landlord' becomes 'host'.
'g'+'host'='GHOST'

'provides' is the link.

(Other definitions for ghost that I've seen before include "Apparition; faint trace" , "suggestion" , "A spirit from the beyond" , "Phantom" , "Write for another" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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