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Crowd going to the Spanish lodging house (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hostel

'lodging house' is the definition.

'crowd going to the spanish' is the wordplay.
'crowd' becomes 'host' (I've seen this before**).
'going to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the spanish' becomes 'el'.
'host'+'el'='HOSTEL'

(Other definitions for hostel that I've seen before include "Cheap lodging house for hikers" , "Cheap accommodation for students, etc" , "Lodge" , "Lodging establishment" , "Lodging-house for students, backpackers, etc." .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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