Roman guardian spirit (3)
I believe the answer is:
lar
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">roman guardian spirit</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lar that I've seen before include "Libya" , "What's supposed to protect the house" , "statue of a god" , "Roman household god" .)