Asking in every other place for hint (4)
I believe the answer is:
sign
'hint' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'asking in every other place' is the wordplay.
'every other place' means one should take alternating letters (every other letter is used).
'asking'+'in'='askingin'
The alternating letters of 'askingin' are 'SIGN'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for sign that I've seen before include "Indication; symbol" , "Omen or indication" , "Manifestation" , "Put one's name to a document" , "Signal, gesture" .)