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Rascal gets the Spanish to drive (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

impel

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

'rascal gets the spanish' is the wordplay.
'rascal' becomes 'imp' (synonyms).
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the spanish' becomes 'el' ('the' in Spanish).
'imp'+'el'='IMPEL'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for impel that I've seen before include "Spur on" , "Force into motion" , "Cause to move forward" , "Make" , "Force to act" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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