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Seat sis mended breaks in Spain (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

siestas

'breaks in spain' is the definition.
(a siesta is a short sleep taken in Spain)

'seat sis mended' is the wordplay.
'mended' indicates anagramming the letters.
'seat'+'sis'='seatsis'
'seatsis' with letters rearranged gives 'SIESTAS'.

(Other definitions for siestas that I've seen before include "Assets I hide during naps" , "Afternoon naps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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