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Sprites arise if disturbed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fairies

'sprites' is the definition.
('fairy' can be a synonym of 'sprite')

'arise if disturbed' is the wordplay.
'disturbed' is an anagram indicator (the order of letters is disturbed).
'arise'+'if'='ariseif'
'ariseif' with letters rearranged gives 'FAIRIES'.

(Other definitions for fairies that I've seen before include "Creatures of our imagination" , "The little people" , "Mythical creatures at the bottom of the garden?" , "good people" , "Sprites" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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