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Lazes around Spain fiddling? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sleaze

'fiddling?' is the definition.
(both can mean immoral behaviour)

'lazes around spain' is the wordplay.
'around' indicates anagramming the letters.
'spain' becomes 'e' (abbreviation for Espana).
'lazes' with letters rearranged gives 'sleaz'.
'sleaz'+'e'='SLEAZE'

(Other definitions for sleaze that I've seen before include "Slimeball" , "Sordidness, immorality" , "Squalid dealings (esp. in politics)" , "Immoral activities" , "Tacky corruption" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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