Policeman outside hotel given something to eat (4)
I believe the answer is:
chop
'something to eat' is the definition.
(chop is a kind of food)
'policeman outside hotel' is the wordplay.
'policeman' becomes 'cop' (I've seen this before).
'outside' indicates putting letters inside.
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'cop' placed around 'h' is 'CHOP'.
'given' is the link.
(Other definitions for chop that I've seen before include "Cut of meat - the sack" , "Dissect" , "Thick slice of meat, often with rib" , "Cut; slice of meat" , "Piece of meat - the sack" .)