Old Italian latte in a new guise (8)
I believe the answer is:
latinate
'old italian' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'latte in a new guise' is the wordplay.
'new guise' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'latte'+'in'+'a'='latteina'
'latteina' with letters rearranged gives 'LATINATE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for latinate that I've seen is " ancient tongue".)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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