Spirit of a strange land (5)

I believe the answer is:

angel

'spirit' is the definition.

'of a strange land' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates a hidden word.
'ANGEL' can be found hidden inside 'strange land'.

(Other definitions for angel that I've seen before include "Sponsor" , "Theatre financier" , "Heavenly being - 21 (anag)" , "Divine messenger" , "on the Tube?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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