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The Spanish moan, upset and weak (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

feeble

'weak' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'the spanish moan upset' is the wordplay.
'the spanish' becomes 'el'.
'moan' becomes 'beef' (both can informally mean a criticism).
'upset' says the letters should be written backwards.
'el'+'beef'='elbeef'
'elbeef' back-to-front is 'FEEBLE'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for feeble that I've seen before include "rather weak" , "lacking resolve" , "Weak, lacking strength" , "Very weak, without strength" , "Weak, debilitated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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