Spirit? Sounds like it (5)
I believe the answer is:
djinn
'like it' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'spirit? sounds' is the wordplay.
'spirit?' becomes 'gin' (alcoholic spirit).
'sounds' shows a homophone (sound like).
'gin' sounds like 'DJINN'.
(Other definitions for djinn that I've seen before include "Spirit of Arabian mythology" , "Mythological spirit" , "Spirit of Arabian legend" , "Spirits (in Muslim mythology)" .)