New start for the German going to the Spanish League divides agents in a story of rags-to-riches (10)
I believe the answer is:
cinderella
'new start for' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'german going to the spanish league divides agents in a story of rags-to-riches' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'german' could be 'de' (abbreviation for Deutschland) and 'de' is found in the answer.
'league' could be 'l' (abbreviation) and 'l' is present in the answer.
'in' is found in the answer.
'a' is within the answer.
'the spanish' could be 'el' ('the' in Spanish) and 'el' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cinderella that I've seen before include "Fairy tale heroine" , "Poor unhappy girl who meets her Prince Charming" , "movie" , "a success in the end?" , "A fabulous heroine" .)