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Maybe almost supernatural charm or talisman initially (6)

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I believe the answer is:

mascot

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'maybe almost supernatural charm or talisman initially' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'maybe almost supernatural charm or talisman initially' is the wordplay.
'initially' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letters of 'maybe almost supernatural charm or talisman' is 'MASCOT'.

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(Other definitions for mascot that I've seen before include "Good-luck item" , "that's charming?" , "good luck charm required" , "Lucky thing" , "It's adopted by a team as a symbolic figure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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