Doctor out of breath, leaving hut without socks or shoes (8)
I believe the answer is:
barefoot
'without socks or shoes' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'doctor out of breath leaving hut' is the wordplay.
'doctor' indicates an anagram.
'leaving' is a deletion indicator.
'out'+'of'+'breath'='outofbreath'
'outofbreath' with 'hut' taken away is 'oofbreat'.
'oofbreat' anagrammed gives 'BAREFOOT'.
(Other definitions for barefoot that I've seen before include "Shoeless" , "'-------- in the Park', Neil Simon play filmed in 1967 with Jane Fonda and Robert Redford" , "without protection for lowest members" , "Without shoes and socks" , "Unshod" .)