Equip the Spanish for Orion's Brightest Star (5)

I believe the answer is:

rigel

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'iorion's brightest stari' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'equip the spanish' is the wordplay.
'equip' becomes 'rig' (rigging is a kind of equiping).
'the spanish' becomes 'el' ('the' in Spanish).
'rig'+'el'='RIGEL'

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for rigel that I've seen before include "Orion's brightest star" , "shiner" , "Brightest star in Orion" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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