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Alleges Spain is hostile (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

averse

'hostile' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'alleges spain' is the wordplay.
'alleges' becomes 'avers' ('aver' can be a synonym of 'allege').
'spain' becomes 'e' (abbreviation for Espana).
'avers'+'e'='AVERSE'

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for averse that I've seen before include "Indisposed" , "Disinclined - sounds like a poem" , "A line of poetry is opposed" , "Antipathetic" , "Metal rod; card game" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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