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Naughty sprite let go mischievous spirit (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

poltergeist

'mischievous spirit' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'naughty sprite let go' is the wordplay.
'naughty' is an anagram indicator.
'sprite'+'let'+'go'='spriteletgo'
'spriteletgo' is an anagram of 'POLTERGEIST'.

(Other definitions for poltergeist that I've seen before include "Ghost that makes strange noises and disorders furniture" , "Noisy ghost" , "Active ghost" , "Mischievous spirit" , "Noisy spook" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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