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Having trouble, so off to Spain (2,1,4)

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I believe the answer is:

in a spot

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

'off to spain' is the wordplay.
'off' is an anagram indicator.
'to'+'spain'='tospain'
'tospain' with letters rearranged gives 'IN A SPOT'.

'so' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for in a spot that I've seen before include "having problems" , "Badly placed" , "Having trouble" , "Awkwardly situated (colloq.)" , "Facing difficulties" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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