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My prefix is a spirit, some wrong, some right,
My infix is a place to amble a-light,
My suffix is often a clue on this very site,
My whole are things that take more than one bite.

What am I?

Rhyming Clue #1:

The spirit is celebrated festivally,
The place is vocalized electrically,
The clue is often statistically,
The whole is most likely fungally.

Rhyming Clue #2:

The spirituality has a repeating sound,
The place has grass that look like a mound,
The clues are things that are often found,
The whole comes in shapes, often round.

Rhyming Clue #3:

The spirit consists of letters three,
The full place name is too long, you see
The clues are letters but not dee or tee,
The whole, when warm, is quite tasty.

Non-rhyming clues:

Several have guessed P.S. as the suffix, and it is along the right thought process, but not correct. Look at the rhyming clues for more hints on that.

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  • $\begingroup$ Let's see if this one lasts more than one hour. $\endgroup$
    – NetJohn
    Commented Apr 12, 2018 at 15:13
  • $\begingroup$ I don't know if this is a rule for Riley's format or an error in your question, but shouldn't the infix phrase come before the suffix? $\endgroup$
    – Gustavo Gabriel
    Commented Apr 12, 2018 at 15:47
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    $\begingroup$ @GustavoGabriel why would that be a rule if the original had the suffix before the infix? $\endgroup$
    – Riley
    Commented Apr 12, 2018 at 15:57
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    $\begingroup$ please clarify the meaning of your term "a-light"...I suspect you intend to imply "with light"?? $\endgroup$
    – Dr t
    Commented Apr 12, 2018 at 16:28
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    $\begingroup$ @Drt No, not "with light," more "lightly." Poetic usage mostly. :) $\endgroup$
    – NetJohn
    Commented Apr 12, 2018 at 16:58

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A bit of a long shot but:

You are

Loaves (assuming of bread)

My prefix is a spirit, some wrong, some right

Loa are spirits in Voudou, which is a repeated sound spirituality

My infix is a place to amble a-light

An avenue, but shortened to "ave" because the name is too long, is definitely vocalized "electrically" in the famous song

My suffix is often a clue on this very site

Clues that are often sought in decryption are the statistically frequent "E's". Which are, in fact, letters

My whole are things that take more than one bite.

It seems very unlikely that someone could eat an entire loaf of bread in one bite, bread is quite delicious when warm, and the loaves would most likely be baked with yeast making them "fungally" indeed.

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  • $\begingroup$ Not a long shot at all, congrats! What about the fungally clue? $\endgroup$
    – NetJohn
    Commented Apr 16, 2018 at 19:23
  • $\begingroup$ That was the one I couldn't quite fit. I assumed it was just saying that, because bread starts molding pretty much right away, it most likely contains fungus. $\endgroup$
    – Sylux
    Commented Apr 16, 2018 at 20:02
  • $\begingroup$ What makes bread rise? $\endgroup$
    – NetJohn
    Commented Apr 16, 2018 at 21:09
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    $\begingroup$ Ah, the whole yeast part. I actually did not know yeast was a fungus, that makes much more sense. $\endgroup$
    – Sylux
    Commented Apr 16, 2018 at 21:12
  • $\begingroup$ Go ahead and edit the fungally part into your answer so it's complete, when you get a chance, please. $\endgroup$
    – NetJohn
    Commented Apr 16, 2018 at 21:15
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Are you

Chips?

My prefix is a spirit, some wrong, some right,

Chi (or qi) is a Chinese concept of life force which, in some conceptions, has different forms which may be wrong or right — I don't know enough about it to say for sure.

My infix is a place to amble a-light,

Not 100% sure. "Hip", maybe? It's not a place in a strict sense, but in an expanded sense, it's a location in the body that's very important for walking.

My suffix is often a clue on this very site,

I've seen P.S.'s in several questions on this site.

My whole are things that take more than one bite.

It depends on the type of chip, but tortilla chips (among others) would be very awkward, if not impossible, to eat in one bite, speaking from personal experience.

It seems to fit the clues to some extent, although I don't know if it's the answer you're looking for.

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    – NetJohn
    Commented Apr 13, 2018 at 3:16
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You are a:

kilobyte

Reasons:

My prefix is a spirit, some wrong, some right

the Ki (or qi in chinese) is an energy that flows in all living things, much like a spirit

My infix is a place to amble a-light

A LOB in tennis is like a parabola (a very specific kind of curve), so this bit could be seen as the sun (a light) ambling over our heads during the day

My suffix is often a clue on this very site

i'm not quite sure if this is the answer the OP wanted, but i often see bites on this site

My whole are things that take more than one bite

what's more than a bite? a Kilobite!

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  • $\begingroup$ Not bad, and I can see why you went that way, but it wasn't the word I was looking for, which should mesh much better. $\endgroup$
    – NetJohn
    Commented Apr 12, 2018 at 19:58
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Partial answer

My prefix is a spirit, some wrong, some right,

rum is an alcoholic drink

My whole are things that take more than one bite.

ruminate is to chew repeatedly

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  • $\begingroup$ Nice tangent on spirit, but alas, not correct. The clues should help. Concentrate on the "repeating sound spirituality" part. $\endgroup$
    – NetJohn
    Commented Apr 15, 2018 at 19:48
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How about:

Elanet

My prefix is a spirit, some wrong, some right

'Elan' means 'vigorous spirit'.

My infix is a place to amble a-light

That would be a 'lane'.

My suffix is often a clue on this very site

A bit stumped here; I'm assuming that's 'net', though not quite sure how it's a clue on Puzzling. Maybe I should hang around here more often. ;)

My whole are things that take more than one bite

Elanets are birds of prey of the genus Elanus and probably peck their prey more than once. ;)

The title and poem

An elanet is basically a kite (it derives its name from 'elanos', the ancient Greek word for kite). This fits the poem's rhyming scheme as well as the title's ('Quite').

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    $\begingroup$ +1 for a bird reference, but alas, nothing correct, but one fairly close. $\endgroup$
    – NetJohn
    Commented Apr 12, 2018 at 22:40
  • $\begingroup$ It's the infix you're along the correct lines with. $\endgroup$
    – NetJohn
    Commented Apr 13, 2018 at 13:45
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Let's try this:

Kidnaps

My prefix is a spirit, some wrong, some right

I used Ki here to define spiritual energy as it can be used for good or bad, as in attacking someone or defending someone in martial arts.

My infix is a place to amble a-light

I said DNA as it is the encoding material for all living things.

My suffix is often a clue on this very site

P.S. is used often used on this site.

My whole are things that take more than one bite

Kidnaps is plural so I thought that it fit with this one as you would have a lot of repercussions afterward. Kinda lost on this, to be honest. Initially, I thought it would be Chirrups. It also says (Quiet!) on the title which is what you tell people when you're kidnaping them.

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  • $\begingroup$ Sorry, not there. When I said in another comment that P.S. was on the right track for the suffix, I didn't mean to imply P.S. was correct. Also look at the clues, Ki doesn't have rhyming spirituality, does it? $\endgroup$
    – NetJohn
    Commented Apr 16, 2018 at 14:01
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I feel like three letter spirit is most likely

the Chinese version, Chi.

The grass-hint was strange, but

lane fits the too-long hint and vocalizing hint.

Finally, something is often found on StackExchange, where P.S. is a good way to go but not precisely the correct answer.

Combining these clues I'm guessing

Chilantro. Some people have intros when answering a question. Chilantro is a BBQ food and I don't understand "fungally" but BBQ is most certainly warm and tasty. Chi fits spirit, lan(e) fits the second hint, so this is the best answer I got.

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  • $\begingroup$ Welcome to Puzzling.SE! Could you edit your answer to include spoiler tags, so as to avoid spoiling your solution for anyone who wants to have a go at the puzzle themselves? Thanks! $\endgroup$
    – F1Krazy
    Commented Apr 16, 2018 at 18:05
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You are a

BICEPS

My prefix is a spirit

Bi-spirit or two-spirit is a word for bisexual people who have spiritual beliefs like native Americans.

some wrong, some right

People may perceive being a bisexual as a very wrong thing, whereas people with good sense find no problem.

My infix is a place to amble a-light

Cep is a very peaceful village in Czech Republic, which makes you want to take a long, relaxing walk.

My suffix is often a clue on this very site

People usually give away clues using P.S.

My whole are things that take more than one bite

Your whole is the arm. Also, only mammals have biceps. Thus, you cannot eat a whole arm (or leg) in one bite.

A wild guess, and probably wrong. But Maybe it leads to somewhere.

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  • $\begingroup$ Sorry, no. You're on the right path with the suffix. I will post a clue shortly. $\endgroup$
    – NetJohn
    Commented Apr 13, 2018 at 13:38

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