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Reluctant to give a fortune for a hotel (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loth

'reluctant' is the definition.
(if you are loth to do something you are reluctant)

'a fortune for a hotel' is the wordplay.
'a fortune' becomes 'lot' (as in a person's lot in life).
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'lot'+'h'='LOTH'

'to give' is the link.

(Other definitions for loth that I've seen before include "Reluctant, unwilling" , "Not keen" , "Reluctant or disinclined" , "Unwilling to obey" , "Reluctant or averse" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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