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The Spanish president I turned off? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inedible

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'off?' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'the spanish president i turned' is the wordplay.
'the spanish' becomes 'el' ('the' in Spanish).
'president' becomes 'biden' (Joe Biden).
'turned' says the letters should be written backwards.
'el'+'biden'+'i'='elbideni'
'elbideni' in reverse letter order is 'INEDIBLE'.

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(Other definitions for inedible that I've seen before include "Not suitable as food" , "Uneatable" , "unfit for course!" , "Not suitable for consumption" , "Unfit for consumption" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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