Complain in hotel in Bordeaux, perhaps (5)
I believe the answer is:
whine
'complain' is the definition.
(whining is a kind of complaining)
'hotel in bordeaux perhaps' is the wordplay.
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'bordeaux perhaps' becomes 'wine' (bordeaux is a kind of wine).
'h' inserted within 'wine' is 'WHINE'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for whine that I've seen before include "Moan" , "Complain petulantly" , "Complaining cry" , "carp" , "beef?" .)