Some soothing rap pacifies spirit (6)
I believe the answer is:
grappa
'spirit' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'some soothing rap pacifies' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates a hidden word (some of the parts of the word are used).
'GRAPPA' can be found hidden inside 'soothing rap pacifies'.
(Other definitions for grappa that I've seen before include "hard stuff" , "Brandy made from wine press residue" , "Italian brandy distilled from grape lees" , "Italian drink" , "Spirit distilled from fermented grape remains" .)