Quote work from the east - it's imaginative (6)
I believe the answer is:
poetic
'imaginative' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'quote work from the east' is the wordplay.
'quote' becomes 'cite' (synonyms).
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'from the east' says the letters should be written backwards (on a map from right to left).
'cite'+'op'='citeop'
'citeop' back-to-front is 'POETIC'.
'it's' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for poetic that I've seen before include "Imaginative; like verse" , "Flowery" , "Ice pot (anag.)" , "Like a 16" , "Beautiful - imaginative" .)