Spoke in South America for the Spanish community (6)
I believe the answer is:
barrio
'spoke' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'in south america for the spanish community' is the wordplay.
'in south america' becomes 'rio' ('Rio' is part of 'south america').
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'the spanish community' becomes 'bar' (bar is a kind of community. I am not sure about the 'spanish' bit.**).
'rio' after 'bar' is 'BARRIO'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for barrio that I've seen before include "Spanish area" , "Town district in Spain" , "Town's Spanish quarter" , "District in Spanish-speaking town or city" , "Spanish-speaking area" .)