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The older Spaniard is out of line! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

senior

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'the older' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'spaniard is out of line' is the wordplay.
'spaniard' becomes 'senor' ('mister' in Spanish).
'is out' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'of line' becomes 'i' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'senor' placed around 'i' is 'SENIOR'.

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(Other definitions for senior that I've seen before include "Denoting older people" , "Elder person - higher in rank" , "More advanced in years or authority" , "Higher in rank or age" , "Older or higher in standing" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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