Herald from distant Spain after lover (7)
I believe the answer is:
fanfare
'herald' is the definition.
(a fanfare heralds someone's arrival)
'distant spain after lover' is the wordplay.
'distant' becomes 'far' (similar in meaning).
'spain' becomes 'e' (abbreviation for Espana).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'lover' becomes 'fan' (synonyms).
'far'+'e'='fare'
'fare' put after 'fan' is 'FANFARE'.
'from' is the link.
(Other definitions for fanfare that I've seen before include "Musical flourish" , "Ceremonial trumpet flourish" , "A ceremonial blast of trumpets" , "Flourish played at military Ceremonial" , "Ceremonious sounding of trumpets" .)