Gossip is going round Spain - not silent films (7)

I believe the answer is:

talkies

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'not silent films' is the definition.
'talkies' can be an answer for 'films' (talkie is a kind of film). I'm not certain of the 'not silent' bit.

'gossip is going round spain' is the wordplay.
'gossip' becomes 'talk' (talk is a kind of gossip).
'going round' is an insertion indicator (some letters go around others).
'spain' becomes 'e' (abbreviation for Espana).
'is' going around 'e' is 'ies'.
'talk'+'ies'='TALKIES'

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(Another definition for talkies that I've seen is " The early movies, just after the silent era".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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