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Heartless
Elgar
and
I
confused
Shakespearean
spirit
(5)
Heartless Elgar and I confused Shakespearean spirit (5)
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How the clue works
"Heartless Elgar" strips out the middle letter — the 'g' — from ELGAR, leaving you with ELAR. Bung in the I from "and I" to get ELARI, then "confused" tells you to anagram the lot. The definition is Shakespearean spirit — the airy fellow from *The Tempest*.