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Spirit in goblet raised by king (4)

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I believe the answer is:

puck

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'spirit' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Mischievous spirit ' mean 'puck' so perhaps 'spirit' could also mean 'puck')

'goblet raised by king' is the wordplay.
'goblet' becomes 'cup' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'raised by' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'king' becomes 'K' (abbreviation for king in chess).
'cup' back-to-front is 'puc'.
'puc'+'k'='PUCK'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for puck that I've seen before include "One of 5 [FAIRIES]" , "One icily struck by player" , "gets knocked about with sticks" , "Ice hockey missile" , "Oberon's sprite (AMND)" .)

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