Respected hotel let (8)
I believe the answer is:
hallowed
'respected' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'hotel let' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'hotel' could be 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.) and 'h' is present in the answer.
'let' could be 'allow' (synonyms) and 'allow' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ed' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hallowed that I've seen before include "Sanctified" , "Reverenced" , "Made blessed" , "Revered" , "Like saints" .)