A trimmed physique emaciated leader digs (5)
I believe the answer is:
abode
'digs' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'a trimmed physique emaciated leader' is the wordplay.
'trimmed' means to remove the last letter (the final letter is trimmed off).
'physique' becomes 'body' (I've seen this in another clue).
'leader' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'emaciated' is 'e'.
'body' with its final letter taken away is 'bod'.
'a'+'bod'+'e'='ABODE'
(Other definitions for abode that I've seen before include "Where one lives" , "House made of adobe" , "stay" , "House, home" , "Dwelling, residence" .)