Gangsta skinned in torment (5)
I believe the answer is:
angst
'torment' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both feelings as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'gangsta skinned in' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'ANGST' is hidden in the letters of 'gangsta skinned'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for angst that I've seen before include "(German) anxiety state" , "Acute sense of remorse" , "uneasiness" , "Anxiety, guilty feeling" , "Extreme anxiety" .)