Given a medal, having wallpapered (9)
I believe the answer is:
decorated
'wallpapered' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for decorated that I've seen before include "Gothic style following 6 8" , "Ornate" , "Embellished" , "Adorned, bedecked" , "like a warrior?" .)