Picked up tips from tramp in tent (6)
I believe the answer is:
teepee
'tent' is the definition.
(teepee is a kind of tent)
'picked up tips from tramp' is the wordplay.
'picked up' shows a homophone (sound like).
'tips from' means to remove the middle letters.
'tramp' with its centre removed is 'tp'.
'tp' is a homophone of 'TEEPEE'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for teepee that I've seen before include "Tent used by American aborigines" , "Cone-shaped tent of animal skins" , "Conical American Indian tent" , "N. American native tent" , "Conical tent of American Indians" .)