What the evangelist who arrives at the hotel hopes to do? (6,2)
I believe the answer is:
checks in
'what the evangelist who arrives' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'at the hotel hopes to do?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'at' could be 'in' (synonymous in some cases - eg at school, in school) and 'in' is present in the answer.
'hotel' could be 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.) and 'h' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for checks in that I've seen is " Chickens (anag)".)