I am what a witch casts in the dark of night, but I am also what you must do when writing a word letter by letter. What am I?
A spell
The word 'spell' has two distinct meanings that form the core of this riddle. In Halloween lore, a witch casts a spell to perform magic, while in everyday language, to spell something means writing its letters in order. Combining these two definitions points directly to the answer.
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