The Spanish female is a little troublemaker (3)
I believe the answer is:
elf
'a little troublemaker' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'the spanish female' is the wordplay.
'the spanish' becomes 'el' ('the' in Spanish).
'female' becomes 'f' (common abbreviation).
'el'+'f'='ELF'
'is' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for elf that I've seen before include "Pixie (able to cobble?)" , "Small supernatural being" , "A leprechaun" , "Malignant fairy" , "Fairy, pixie" .)