Ransom provided for some Italians (6)
I believe the answer is:
romans
'some italians' is the definition.
(Roman is an example)
'ransom provided' is the wordplay.
'provided' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'providing' mean this).
'ransom' with letters rearranged gives 'ROMANS'.
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for romans that I've seen before include "Citizens of Italian capital" , "Classical Italians" , "New Testament book" , "Empire builders" , "Inhabitants of Italy's capital" .)