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Source
of
Russian
news
takes
on
the
Spanish
threads
(6)
Source of Russian news takes on the Spanish threads (6)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
Look at threads at the end — that's your definition, a tassel being those hanging threads you'd find on a cushion or fez. TASS, the Russian news agency, is your "source of Russian news", and it "takes on" EL (Spanish for "the", so "the Spanish") to give you the full answer.