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Difficulties of a couple in Spain? (4)

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I believe the answer is:

ados

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'difficulties' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'a couple in spain?' is the wordplay.
'couple in spain?' becomes 'dos' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a'+'dos'='ADOS'

'of' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for ados that I've seen before include "Fusses" , "fuss, trouble, difficulty and the rest" , "Troubles" , "Bothers" , "Stirs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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