What may be spoken in North India? (5)

I believe the answer is:

hindi

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'what may be spoken' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'in north india?' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'HINDI' is hidden within 'north india'.

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(Other definitions for hindi that I've seen before include "An official language of India" , "tongue" , "Indic language" , "Language derived from Sanskrit" , "Language of northern India" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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