Ordinary people from Italy, loosely (5)
I believe the answer is:
laity
'ordinary people' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'italy loosely' is the wordplay.
'loosely' indicates an anagram.
'italy' with letters rearranged gives 'LAITY'.
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for laity that I've seen before include "Non-clerics" , "Laymen" , "amateurs" , "Non-specialists" , "Ordinary people" .)