Maybe neglect vile, sullied clothes from the east (3-3)
I believe the answer is:
ill-use
'maybe neglect vile sullied clothes from the east' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'vile sullied clothes from the east' is the wordplay.
'clothes' says the answer is hidden in the clue (the letters clothe the hidden word).
'from the east' says the letters should be written in reverse (on a map from right to left).
'esulli' is hidden in the letters of 'vile sullied'.
'esulli' reversed gives 'ILL-USE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ill-use that I've seen before include "Mistreat" , "Treat cruelly - abuse" , "Maltreat, abuse" , "Mistreatment" , "Treat badly or cruelly" .)