____Spot colour turns black when converted to process!

I have raster effect shadows coloured as a fake spot colour that I called 'shadow' which is a mix of CMYK, but if I convert that 'spot' to process, the shadows turn black without any other colour...
please tell me how to fix this!!!

I used the default blending mode for a drop shadow "multiply".
I assume the original poster is wanting to convert in order to re-purpose the art. I have not dealt specifically with the issue of a drop shadow that was built as a spot color and needed to convert it to process or visa versa but I could definitely imagine a scenario where it would be needed. I have done this countless times, just not specifically with a live drop shadow. I also see the advantage in being able to do this by editing the swatch. I think if Adobe did not intend for you to edit swatches, then once created they should be locked out from editing.
I believe when the OP stated that their spot color was a mix of CMYK it does not mean that the swatch is a process swatch, rather the display color is defined by a CMYK build.
I can accept that this is a limitation of Illustrator, but I do not accept that the answer is to not do it in the first place.
I found a work around. If you make a second swatch (call it shadow 2 for instance) and set that swatch as a global process swatch you can then merge the two swatches together with a sucessful change to the drop shadow. If you have never used merge swatches please keep in mind that the swatch you first select is the dominant swatch, so select the color you want to merge to first.

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