Trances (6)
I believe the answer is:
spells
'trances' is the definition.
('spell' can be a synonym of 'trance')
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for spells that I've seen before include "Names the letters of a word" , "Periods of times or witch's curses" , "seasons" , "Signals" , "Witches cast them" .)