Crossword Genius

Officers in Spain act oddly (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

captains

'officers' is the definition.
(I know this)

'spain act oddly' is the wordplay.
'oddly' indicates anagramming the letters (letters in an odd order).
'spain'+'act'='spainact'
'spainact' is an anagram of 'CAPTAINS'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for captains that I've seen before include "Leading men" , "Commanders of troops" , "Officers, in command of ships say (8)" , "Commissioned officers" , "Officers below major" .)

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