Hose off some footwear (4)
I believe the answer is:
shoe
'some footwear' is the definition.
(shoe is a kind of footwear)
'hose off' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates an anagram.
'hose' with letters rearranged gives 'SHOE'.
(Other definitions for shoe that I've seen before include "trainer, for example" , "Case from which playing cards are delt one at a time" , "Brogue or loafer, perhaps" , "Playing card box" , "mule, perhaps?" .)