Tramps given clothes — about time (7)
I believe the answer is:
toerags
'tramps' is the definition.
(toerag originally referred to a beggar)
'clothes about time' is the wordplay.
'clothes' becomes 'togs' (togs is a kind of clothes).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'time' becomes 'era' (era is a kind of time).
'togs' enclosing 'era' is 'TOERAGS'.
'given' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for toerags that I've seen before include "Unpleasant people" , "Bums" , "Wretched folk" .)