Having wiped brow, criminal hot under the collar (5)
I believe the answer is:
irate
'hot under the collar' is the definition.
(both can mean angry)
'having wiped brow criminal' is the wordplay.
'having wiped brow' means to remove the first letter (brow can mean the top of something).
'criminal' becomes 'pirate' (pirate is a kind of criminal).
'pirate' with its initial letter taken off is 'IRATE'.
(Other definitions for irate that I've seen before include "Indignant, angry" , "ranting" , "Mad" , "Narked" , "Full of 22" .)