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Stop camel running - that's spiritual stuff (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ectoplasm

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'spiritual stuff' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both substances as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'stop camel running' is the wordplay.
'running' is an anagram indicator.
'stop'+'camel'='stopcamel'
'stopcamel' anagrammed gives 'ECTOPLASM'.

'that's' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ectoplasm that I've seen before include "Supposed material exuded by medium" , "Substance supposedly emanating from the body of a medium during trances" , "Supposed the matter" , "Medium's output" , "Substance given off during seance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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