Deprive of a coat (4)

I believe the answer is:

peel

(Other definitions for peel that I've seen before include "old tower" , "Remove skin as from potato" , "Young swimmer" , "See 4 and 22" , "Strip; rind" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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