Spelled one way, I mean to vanquish a wicked dragon in combat. Spelled with five letters, I glide across winter snow laden with Santa's gifts. What homophone pair am I?
Slay and sleigh
'Slay' (to defeat or kill) sounds identical to 'sleigh' (the winter snow vehicle pulled by reindeer).
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