Crossword Genius

Lowdown on the team's spirits (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

genii

'spirits' is the definition.
(plural of genie or genius)

'lowdown on the team's' is the wordplay.
'lowdown' becomes 'gen' (gen can informally mean information).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'the team' becomes 'ii'.
'gen'+'ii'='GENII'

(Other definitions for genii that I've seen before include "Demons with magical powers" , "bottled spirits" , "masterminds" , "Guardian spirits of a place" , "Arabian spirits" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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