Spotlight search bar not showing

Every now and then when I use spotlight, the search bar doesn't show up on the title bar.
The magnifying glass highlight's blue but there is no entry box, and typing into "invisible space" doesn't trigger it to appear either. The only way to get it back is to log back in to the system. I've also tried the keyboard command-space combo and that doesn't get it going either.
J

When you say the Add-ons drop-down, do you mean the toolbar list in these places?
* right-click a blank area of the tab bar
* right-click the "+" button on the tab bar
* "3-bar" menu button > Customize > "Show/Hide Toolbars"
* (menu bar) View > Toolbars
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(1) Extension conflict. Some extensions may conflict with others when it comes to space on bar and vertical space in the toolbar area. This may be difficult to sort out.
(2) Corrupted toolbar layout file. You can rename the file and re-customize from scratch.
Open your current Firefox settings (AKA Firefox profile) folder using either
* "3-bar" menu button > "?" button > Troubleshooting Information
* (menu bar) Help > Troubleshooting Information
In the first table on the page, click the "Show Folder" button
Leaving that window open, switch back to Firefox and Exit, either:
* "3-bar" menu button > "power" button
* (menu bar) File > Exit
Pause while Firefox finishes its cleanup, then rename '''localstore.rdf''' to something like localstore.old
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