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Hebrew, to the Spanish, is a treasure (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jewel

'a treasure' is the definition.
(jewel is a kind of treasure)

'hebrew to the spanish' is the wordplay.
'hebrew' becomes 'jew' ('Jew' can be a synonym of 'hebrew').
'to the spanish' becomes 'el'.
'jew'+'el'='JEWEL'

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for jewel that I've seen before include "(Semi) precious stone" , "Precious stone or mineral" , "Gemstone" , "The - That Was Ours (Dexter)" , "eg Ruby" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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