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Addition to will makes Spanish hero retreat in wind (7)

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I believe the answer is:

codicil

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'addition to will' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hero retreat in wind' is the wordplay.
'hero' becomes 'cid' (El Cid, Spanish military hero).
'retreat' is a reversal indicator.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'wind' becomes 'coil' (coiling is a kind of winding).
'cid' back-to-front is 'dic'.
'dic' going inside 'coil' is 'CODICIL'.

'makes spanish' acts as a link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for codicil that I've seen before include "Addition to a will" , "Modifier to will" , "Appendix to a will" , "Will's rider" , "part of will" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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