Tax point in addition covers large hotel (8)
I believe the answer is:
tolbooth
'tax point' is the definition.
'in addition covers large hotel' is the wordplay.
'in addition' becomes 'toboot' ('to boot' can be a synonym of 'in addition'**).
'covers' is an insertion indicator.
'large' becomes 'l'.
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'toboot' going around 'l' is 'tolboot'.
'tolboot'+'h'='TOLBOOTH'
(Another definition for tolbooth that I've seen is " Scottish prison".)
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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