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Fellow joins the Spanish church (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chapel

'church' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'fellow joins the spanish' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'chap' (both can mean a man).
'joins' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the spanish' becomes 'el' ('the' in Spanish).
'chap'+'el'='CHAPEL'

(Other definitions for chapel that I've seen before include "Perhaps part of cathedral" , "Part of a large church" , "house of prayer" , "Small building for worship" , "service" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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