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Establishment that seems overheated to the Spanish? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hotel

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'establishment that' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'overheated to the spanish?' is the wordplay.
'overheated' becomes 'hot' (similar in meaning).
'to the spanish?' becomes 'el' ('the' in Spanish).
'hot'+'el'='HOTEL'

'seems' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for hotel that I've seen before include "A modern inn" , "Stop on journey perhaps" , "It provides accommodation" , "Follower of golf starts" , "Fawlty Towers, say" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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