Spritelike (5)

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6 5*

'spritelike' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for elfin that I've seen before include "Small, delicate, mischievous and attractive" , "Delicate little" , "Little, charming and naughty" , "Like a mischievous fairy" , "Small, with delicate frame" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, the Newsday and the LA Times.

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