Language from party putting off both sides (5)

I believe the answer is:

hindi

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'language' is the definition.
(Hindi is an example)

'from party putting off both sides' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'from' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for hindi that I've seen before include "Asian language" , "Ind. Language" , "An official language of India" , "Language of northern India" , "language many use" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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