### Clue: Clever people making gin that is fantastic (5)
### Answer: GENII 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Clever people
  **Anagram of**(making … fantastic) [GIN + IE(that is,from the Latin $$i$$d $$e$$st)] 
Defn: The plural for "genius", to mean an exceptionally clever person is "geniuses", whereas "genii" is the plural for when it means a guiding or guardian spirit, or an Arabic demon/jinn.  Is Dante is being whimsical?