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11
stopping
Spanish
team
getting
close
again
(6)
11 stopping Spanish team getting close again (6)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
The answer means to close again, as in sealing something back up. The "11" is a cross-reference to 11 across, EL SALVADOR, whose international vehicle registration code is ES; "Spanish team" gives REAL (as in Real Madrid), and "stopping" tells you to tuck ES inside REAL to get R-ES-EAL.