Different ships an armada consisted of (7)
I believe the answer is:
spanish
'armada consisted of' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'different ships an' is the wordplay.
'different' indicates an anagram (letters placed in a different order).
'ships'+'an'='shipsan'
'shipsan' anagrammed gives 'SPANISH'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for spanish that I've seen before include "European language used in other countries" , "Pin sash up for the language" , "Nationality of citizen of Cadiz" , "Nationality of citizen of Malaga" , "His pans are from Barcelona, say" .)