Equipment needed by the Spanish star (5)
I believe the answer is:
rigel
'star' is the definition.
(Rigel is an example)
'equipment needed by the spanish' is the wordplay.
'equipment' becomes 'rig' (rig is a kind of equipment).
'needed by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the spanish' becomes 'el'.
'rig'+'el'='RIGEL'
(Other definitions for rigel that I've seen before include "Orion's brightest star" , "Brightest star in Orion" , "shiner" .)