Asian needing help turned up in lodging-place (6)
I believe the answer is:
indian
'asian' is the definition.
(I know that Indian is a type of asian)
'help turned up in lodging-place' is the wordplay.
'help' becomes 'aid' (synonyms).
'turned up' is a reversal indicator.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'lodging-place' becomes 'inn'.
'aid' backwards is 'dia'.
'dia' put inside 'inn' is 'INDIAN'.
'needing' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for indian that I've seen before include "One type of elephant" , "One from the sub-continent" , "From Kolkata, perhaps" , "Club, summer or rope-trick" , "Type of club, file, tea or summer" .)