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Spritely - that's the Spanish and French conclusion (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elfin

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'spritely' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'the spanish and french conclusion' is the wordplay.
'the spanish' becomes 'el' ('the' in Spanish).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'french conclusion' becomes 'fin' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'el'+'fin'='ELFIN'

'that's' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for elfin that I've seen before include "Resembling one of the little people" , "Spritely" , "Like a mischievous fairy" , "Pixie-like" , "puckish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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