"Spirits raised, one's claiming Universal Credit from the start," country not concluding! (7)
I believe the answer is:
succubi
'spirits' is the definition.
(succubus is a kind of spirit)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for succubi that I've seen is " Female demons visiting sleepers".)
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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