Spritely relations (5-5)

I believe the answer is:

fairy-tales

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'spritely relations' is the definition.
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'spritely relations' is the wordplay.
'spritely' becomes 'fairy' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'relations' becomes 'tales' (I've seen this before).
'fairy'+'tales'='FAIRY TALES'

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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