Chosen the Spanish tie design (5)
I believe the answer is:
elite
'chosen' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'the spanish tie design' is the wordplay.
'the spanish' becomes 'el' ('the' in Spanish).
'design' indicates an anagram.
'tie' with letters rearranged gives 'ite'.
'el'+'ite'='ELITE'
(Other definitions for elite that I've seen before include "Pick of the bunch" , "Identified as the best" , "Aristocracy" , "A privileged group in society" , "Cream, the pick" .)