Fell, removing top of skin (4)
I believe the answer is:
raze
'fell' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for raze that I've seen before include "Tear down and flatten" , "Destroy totally, demolish" , "level" , "Demolish (a building)" , "Destroy completely, tear down to the ground" .)