Award for boy brought up by this setter (5)
I believe the answer is:
medal
'award' is the definition.
(I know that award can be written as medal)
'boy brought up by this setter' is the wordplay.
'boy' becomes 'lad' (informal term for boy).
'brought up' is a reversal indicator (in a down clue, letters go up).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'this setter' becomes 'me' (person setting the crossword).
'lad' backwards is 'dal'.
'dal' after 'me' is 'MEDAL'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for medal that I've seen before include "Award for achievement" , "Decoration for a soldier perhaps" , "Award for distinction" , "Small metal disc as reward or prize" , "Metal disc awarded as prize, say in Olympics" .)