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Submitted to the Spanish guard (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sentinel

'guard' is the definition.
(I know that sentinel is a type of security guard)

'submitted to the spanish' is the wordplay.
'submitted' becomes 'sent in' (I've seen this before).
'to the spanish' becomes 'el' ('the' in Spanish).
'sentin'+'el'='SENTINEL'

(Other definitions for sentinel that I've seen before include "One stands and keeps watch" , "Watching guard" , "Look-out, military guard" , "Look out" , "Soldier keeping watch" .)

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