Host getting gift with hesitation (9)
I believe the answer is:
presenter
'host' is the definition.
(e.g. for a television show)
'gift with hesitation' is the wordplay.
'gift' becomes 'present' (present is a kind of gift).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hesitation' becomes 'er' (sound made while hesitating - um, er).
'present'+'er'='PRESENTER'
'getting' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for presenter that I've seen before include "TV person" , "Compere" , "Disc jockey" , "anchor?" , "shower" .)