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Mild chap the Spanish turned up (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gentle

'mild' is the definition.
('gentle' can be similar in meaning to 'mild')

'chap the spanish turned up' is the wordplay.
'chap' becomes 'gent' (I've seen this in other clues**).
'the spanish' becomes 'el'.
'turned up' says the letters should be written backwards.
'el' back-to-front is 'le'.
'gent'+'le'='GENTLE'

(Other definitions for gentle that I've seen before include "Mild, moderate" , "Kind, not rough" , "Mild and benign" , "'Mild, soft, tender (6)'" , "Mild-mannered" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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