Name for hill in Rome in a Latin exam, initially -- under pressure (8)
I believe the answer is:
palatine
'name for hill in rome' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'a latin exam initially under pressure' is the wordplay.
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
'under' means one lot of letters go next to another (below, in a down clue).
'pressure' becomes 'p' (abbreviation).
The initial letter of 'exam' is 'e'.
'a'+'latin'+'e'='alatine'
'alatine' put after 'p' is 'PALATINE'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for palatine that I've seen before include "Hill" , "One of the seven hills of Rome" , "Having royal privileges" .)