Put out and cross, blocking recording by the Spanish (5)
I believe the answer is:
expel
'put out' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'cross blocking recording by the spanish' is the wordplay.
'cross' becomes 'x' (X is cross-shaped).
'blocking' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'recording by' becomes 'ep' (extended play vinyl record. I am not sure about the 'by' bit.).
'the spanish' becomes 'el' ('the' in Spanish).
'x' going into 'ep' is 'exp'.
'exp'+'el'='EXPEL'
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for expel that I've seen before include "Drive away" , "Drive out, banish" , "Deport" , "Ban from school" , "Remove from membership" .)