Kipling hero (3)
I believe the answer is:
kim
'kipling hero' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for kim that I've seen before include "-- Basinger, US actress" , "Rudyard Kipling novel" , "Girl" , "Boy's or (now usually) girl's name" , "Book" .)