Gossiper seldom bites tongue (4)
I believe the answer is:
erse
'tongue' is the definition.
(Erse is an example)
'gossiper seldom bites' is the wordplay.
'ERSE' is hidden in amongst the letters.
However, I'm unsure how the hidden word is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for erse that I've seen before include "Old name for Celtic languages" , "Old Scots or Irish Gaelic" , "Possibly the language" , "Celtic tongue" , "Name sometimes given to languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland" .)