Asian helper returned, entering hotel (6)
I believe the answer is:
indian
'asian' is the definition.
(Indian is an example)
'helper returned entering hotel' is the wordplay.
'helper' becomes 'aid'.
'returned' is a reversal indicator.
'entering' indicates putting letters inside.
'hotel' becomes 'inn' (inn is a kind of hotel).
'aid' in reverse letter order is 'dia'.
'dia' placed inside 'inn' is 'INDIAN'.
(Other definitions for indian that I've seen before include "Eg, native of Mumbai" , "Eg, native of Delhi" , "Club, summer or rope-trick" , "Type of ink or summer" , "May be Asiatic or N. American" .)