Support the Spanish drive (6)
I believe the answer is:
propel
'drive' is the definition.
(I know that drive is a more specific form of the action hit)
'support the spanish' is the wordplay.
'support' becomes 'prop' (prop up can mean to support).
'the spanish' becomes 'el' ('the' in Spanish).
'prop'+'el'='PROPEL'
(Other definitions for propel that I've seen before include "Push forwards" , "Give impetus to" , "Launch" , "Cause to move forward with force" , "Drive forwards" .)