Oriental up late perhaps is carried shoulder high (7)
I believe the answer is:
epaulet
'is carried shoulder high' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'oriental up late perhaps' is the wordplay.
'oriental' becomes 'e'.
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'up'+'late'='uplate'
'uplate' anagrammed gives 'paulet'.
'e'+'paulet'='EPAULET'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for epaulet that I've seen before include "Ornamental pad on the shoulder" , "Shoulder ornament" , "Uniform shoulder-piece" , "military decoration" , "Shoulder piece for American" .)