Up country, what may be done for prestige (5)
I believe the answer is:
kudos
'done for prestige' is the definition.
'kudos' can be an answer for 'prestige' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the 'done for' bit.
'up country what' is the wordplay.
'up' is a reversal indicator (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'country' becomes 'UK' (United Kingdom).
'what' becomes 'dos' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'uk' back-to-front is 'ku'.
'ku'+'dos'='KUDOS'
'may be' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for kudos that I've seen before include "Prestige; recognition" , "Acclaim" , "Praise and honours" , "Pats on the back" , "Pat on the back" .)