Hotel beginning to offer small Pavlova, praise the Lord (7)
I believe the answer is:
hosanna
'praise the lord' is the definition.
'hosanna' can be an answer for 'praise' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'the lord' bit.
'hotel beginning to offer small pavlova' is the wordplay.
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'beginning to' suggests taking the first letters.
'pavlova' becomes 'anna' (I've seen this in another clue).
The initial letters of 'offer small' is 'os'.
'h'+'os'+'anna'='HOSANNA'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hosanna that I've seen before include "Cry of praise or joy" , "A cry of adoration to God" , "Shout of acclamation" , "Hebrew word in the Bible, an exclamation of praise" , "exclamation of joy" .)