Girl embracing Italian in friendship (5)
I believe the answer is:
amity
'friendship' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'girl embracing italian' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'amy' ().
'embracing' is an insertion indicator.
'italian' becomes 'it' (abbreviation for Italian).
'amy' placed around 'it' is 'AMITY'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for amity that I've seen before include "warmth" , "Friendly relations" , "Cordiality" , "Friendly feeling, fraternity" , "Cordial friendship" .)