A pair of Spaniards in German administration (6)

I believe the answer is:

dosing

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'administration' is the definition.
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'a pair of spaniards in german' is the wordplay.
'a pair of spaniards' becomes 'dos' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'german' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'dos'+'in'+'g'='DOSING'

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(Other definitions for dosing that I've seen before include "Giving medicine" , "Dispensing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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