Worn in early life yet late perhaps (7)
I believe the answer is:
layette
'worn in early life' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'yet late perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates anagramming the letters.
'yet'+'late'='yetlate'
'yetlate' is an anagram of 'LAYETTE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for layette that I've seen before include "Outfit for a new baby" , "Baby's clothes etc." , "Baby clothes and accessories" , "Baby's complete outfit" , "baby needs this" .)