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Priests scattered fairies (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sprites

'fairies' is the definition.
('sprite' can be a synonym of 'fairy')

'priests scattered' is the wordplay.
'scattered' indicates anagramming the letters.
'priests' with letters rearranged gives 'SPRITES'.

(Other definitions for sprites that I've seen before include "Brownies" , "goblins?" , "Elves or fairies" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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