Incantations (6)
I believe the answer is:
spells
'incantations' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for spells that I've seen before include "Trances" , "Short periods of time" , "Witches cast them" , "Charms, incantations" , "They're induced by magical incantations" .)