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One scared of local spirit (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

afrit

'local spirit' is the definition.

'one scared' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'a'.
'scared' becomes 'frit'.
'a'+'frit'='AFRIT'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for afrit that I've seen before include "Evil spirit" , "Demon of Arab mythology" , "demon of Muslims" , "Powerful evil demon of Arabian myth (alternative spelling)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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