Error sound when trying to click on Spotlight; does not load

Hi guys. I recently used CleanMyMac to erase some files that it told me were unnecessary, and stopped it when I found out that it could be doing more harm than good. Since then, my Spotlight has not been able to work and I fear I may have deleted something important. When I try clicking on the Spotlight icon in my toolbar, it produces the error sound, but the other items in the toolbar are selectable. Not sure what I can do here as no one else seems to be facing this problem!
This is the first time I've encountered such a problem. Please help!!

First, to clean your Mac, get rid of "CleanMyMac." Then do as follows.
If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data, then reinstall the OS. You don't need to erase the startup volume, and you won't need the backup unless something goes wrong. If the system was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you may need the Apple ID and password you used to upgrade.
There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
If you installed the Java runtime distributed by Apple and still need it, you'll have to reinstall it.

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