Where we got "alligator" from (7)

I believe the answer is:

spanish

(Other definitions for spanish that I've seen before include "Pin sash up for the language" , "Has spin (anag)" , "Don Quixote's tongue" , "European language used in other countries" , "Foreign language" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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