What does the cryptic crossword clue "Celebrity getting into the Spanish hard stuff (6)" mean?

The definition is "hard stuff". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). NAME (synonym="celebrity, as in “a big name in the art world”") in EL (synonym="a form of “the” in Spanish") = ENAMEL; definition: "hard stuff" The answer is ENAMEL.

Celebrity getting into the Spanish hard stuff (6)

Independent Cryptic #11987 | 6 Down | 2025-03-11 flower

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