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Spirit making wild hog turn left (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ghoul

'spirit' is the definition.
(I know that ghoul is a type of evil spirit)

'wild hog turn left' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates anagramming the letters.
'turn' becomes 'u' (a 'U-turn' is a kind of turn).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'hog' is an anagram of 'gho'.
'gho'+'u'+'l'='GHOUL'

'making' is the link.

(Other definitions for ghoul that I've seen before include "malevolent spirit" , "Corpse-loving phantom" , "shade" , "Spirit that robs graves and devours corpses" , "Evil spirit or phantom" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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