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Very tasty piece raised spirit (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

satyr

'spirit' is the definition.
(type of woodland spirit in Greek myth)

'very tasty piece raised' is the wordplay.
'piece' indicates a hidden word.
'raised' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'rytas' is hidden within 'very tasty'.
'rytas' back-to-front is 'SATYR'.

(Other definitions for satyr that I've seen before include "Pan maybe" , "Goatlike deity of Greek myth" , "Woodland man-goat god" , "Goatlike man of mythology" , "Lustful men or woodland gods" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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