Tongue served in hotel at Inverness (5)

I believe the answer is:

latin

'tongue' is the definition.
(I know that Latin is a type of Italic)

'in hotel at inverness' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'LATIN' is hidden within 'hotel at inverness'.

'served' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for latin that I've seen before include "ancient tongue" , "Old Roman language" , "Parent language of French,Romanian" , "The language of old Rome" , "Ancestor of French, Romanian" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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