Novel character found in kimono (3)
I believe the answer is:
kim
'novel' is the definition.
(Rudyard Kipling novel)
'character found in kimono' is the wordplay.
'character' becomes 'k'.
'found in kimono' becomes 'im' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'k'+'im'='KIM'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for kim that I've seen before include "Book" , "Boy's or (now usually) girl's name" , "Girl" , "Rudyard Kipling novel" , "-- Basinger, US actress" .)