The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word OVIEDO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result OVIEDO
- Was striving to get between two loves somewhere on the Bay of Biscay
- Competed wearing spectacles, in Spanish city
- Spaniards here struggled to break scoreless draw
- Spanish city competed in two complete circuits
- America’s film industry would cover this Spanish city in 2000
- One’s first struggle leading party in Spanish city
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The straight part
We know that "Spaniards here" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case spaniards here = oviedo.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.