Kipling's homeland (5)
I believe the answer is:
india
'kipling's homeland' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for india that I've seen before include "Queen Victoria considered it the Jewel in the Crown" , "Republic in south Asia" , "Land of Bombay and Calcutta" , "Country of the Ganges" , "[TEST TEAM]" .)