Coercion seeing removal of University gown (5)
I believe the answer is:
dress
'gown' is the definition.
(gown is a kind of dress)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dress that I've seen before include "To prepare" , "Cultivate < tidy" , "get into gear" , "clobber" , "Shift" .)