As worn, in the East, by a Kipling character with some honour (6)
I believe the answer is:
kimono
'as worn in the east' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'by a kipling character with some honour' is the wordplay.
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'a kipling character' becomes 'kim' (I've seen this in another clue).
'with some honour' becomes 'ono' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'kim' next to 'ono' is 'KIMONO'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for kimono that I've seen before include "Kobe robe?" , "wrapper" , "Jap. wrap" , "Long loose Japanese robe" , "Japanese clobber" .)