Hide the Earl somehow (7)
I believe the answer is:
leather
'hide' is the definition.
(an animal hide)
'the earl somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates anagramming the letters.
'the'+'earl'='theearl'
'theearl' with letters rearranged gives 'LEATHER'.
(Other definitions for leather that I've seen before include "Flog; hide" , "kid, perhaps" , "Dressed hide" , "Thrash" , "Material made from animal skin" .)