Chosen the Spanish tie design (5)
I believe the answer is:
elite
'chosen' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'the spanish tie design' is the wordplay.
'the spanish' becomes 'el' ('the' in Spanish).
'design' indicates an anagram.
'tie' is an anagram of 'ite'.
'el'+'ite'='ELITE'
(Other definitions for elite that I've seen before include "Pick of the bunch" , "Identified as the best" , "Aristocracy" , "A privileged group in society" , "Cream, the pick" .)