Spirit characteristic of an age (9)

I believe the answer is:

zeitgeist

(Other definitions for zeitgeist that I've seen before include "General spirit of an age" , "periodic ethos" , "Period spirit" , "Spirit of the time" , "Spirit of a generation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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