Husband encountered wearing the Spanish headwear (6)
I believe the answer is:
helmet
'headwear' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'husband encountered wearing the spanish' is the wordplay.
'husband' becomes 'h' (abbreviation).
'encountered' becomes 'met' ('meet' can be a synonym of 'encounter').
'wearing' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'the spanish' becomes 'el' ('the' in Spanish).
'h'+'met'='hmet'
'hmet' enclosing 'el' is 'HELMET'.
(Other definitions for helmet that I've seen before include "Biker's headgear" , "Protective covering for head of motor-cyclist" , "Safety hat" , "Hard hat" , "Head protection" .)