The Spanish tie medley is exclusive (5)
I believe the answer is:
elite
'exclusive' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'the spanish tie medley' is the wordplay.
'the spanish' becomes 'el' ('the' in Spanish).
'medley' is an anagram indicator.
'tie' with letters rearranged gives 'ite'.
'el'+'ite'='ELITE'
'is' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for elite that I've seen before include "Superior or favoured group of people" , "Selected as the best" , "12 letters = 1 inch (type)" , "First-class" , "A privileged class of people" .)