Lover imprisoned during China moratorium (9)
I believe the answer is:
inamorato
'lover' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'imprisoned during china moratorium' is the wordplay.
'imprisoned during' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'INAMORATO' can be found hidden inside 'china moratorium'.
(Other definitions for inamorato that I've seen before include "Male lover" , "Italian lover" , "One who's fond of" , "I Love A Lassie" , "Man loved" .)