Honour given by youth leader to journalist followed (6)
I believe the answer is:
obeyed
'followed' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'honour given by youth leader to journalist' is the wordplay.
'honour' becomes 'OBE' (Order of the British Empire award).
'given by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'youth leader' becomes 'y' (I've seen this in other clues).
'to journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'obe'+'y'+'ed'='OBEYED'
(Other definitions for obeyed that I've seen before include "Complied with command" , "See 14" , "See 8" , "Took orders" , "Compiled with directive" .)