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Agent the Spanish disgust (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

repel

'disgust' is the definition.
(I know that disgust is a more specific form of the action repel)

'agent the spanish' is the wordplay.
'agent' becomes 'rep' (short for representative).
'the spanish' becomes 'el' ('the' in Spanish).
'rep'+'el'='REPEL'

(Other definitions for repel that I've seen before include "'Drive back, repulse (5)'" , "Drive away like leper" , "oppose" , "See off" , "Turn away" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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