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Save city’s Spanish quarter (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

barrio

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

'save city's' is the wordplay.
'save' becomes 'bar' (I've seen this before).
'city' becomes 'rio' (Rio is an example**).
'bar'+'rio'='BARRIO'

(Other definitions for barrio that I've seen before include "Spanish town district" , "District in Spanish-speaking town or city" , "Town's Spanish quarter" , "Spanish-speaking area" , "Town district in Spain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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