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Petite, the Spanish female elected (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elfin

'petite' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'the spanish female elected' is the wordplay.
'the spanish' becomes 'el'.
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'elected' becomes 'in'.
'el'+'f'+'in'='ELFIN'

(Other definitions for elfin that I've seen before include "Small and delicate like fairy" , "puckish" , "Small and fragile" , "Small; impish" , "Sweet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Telegraph.
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