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Team in the Spanish square (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eleven

'team' is the definition.
(I know that eleven is a type of team)

'the spanish square' is the wordplay.
'the spanish' becomes 'el' ('the' in Spanish).
'square' becomes 'even' (both mean 'owing nothing' as in 'we're all square').
'el'+'even'='ELEVEN'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for eleven that I've seen before include "Cricket 18" , "Football or cricket team?" , "Football side" , "Number in a cricket team" , "Cardinal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Telegraph.
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