Strip off skin (4)
(Other definitions for peel that I've seen before include "Remove the rind" , "zest, getting out of this scrape?" , "PM once; remove skin" , "Outer fruit layer" , "Remove skin from, say apple" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">strip off skin</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for flay that I've seen before include "Skin alive" , "fleece" , "Slate" , "thrash" , "Strip the skin from (a carcass)" .)