Mythical woodland spirit (5)

I believe the answer is:

dryad

(Other definitions for dryad that I've seen before include "Mythological wood nymph" , "Wood-nymph" , "butterfly" , "Nymph of the woods" , "minor divinity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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