Crossword Genius

Spirit of staff having mushroom turnover (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spectre

'spirit' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for spectre that I've seen before include "something seen as a threat" , "'Phantom, shade (7)'" , "Enemy organisation for James Bond; ghost" , "after-image?" , "spirit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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