Azed 2,121

[shaneystar2]

22d
Victim of Roman army on borders of Iberia
?OSTIA.
I think it's Hostia (host =victim)+IA ( bordering letters of Iberia )
But I can't find it in Chambers .
Could an Azeder confirm please .

[roslyn251254]

I've gone with hostia - latin for victim? host being the army?

[Flyhalf]

Hostia is a latin term for a victim,
host = army, + IA

[shaneystar2]

Bradfords gives a defintion of victim as host .So I was getting there :)
Many thanks to you both .

[edn17]

It's in Chambers under 'host' third meaning (sacrificial victim) as the etymology at the end of the definition - see Azed's note at the end of the crossword entries.