The Spanish boy gets the girl (5)
I believe the answer is:
ellen
'the girl' is the definition.
'the spanish boy' is the wordplay.
'the spanish' becomes 'el'.
'boy' becomes 'len' (I've seen this before**).
'el'+'len'='ELLEN'
'gets' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for ellen that I've seen before include "- Terry, Eng. actress" , "MacArthur, round-the-world yachtswoman" , "Girl's name" , "English actress, ____ Terry (1847-1928)" , "It could be Terry" .)