Hot under the collar, collared and cuffed? (6)
I believe the answer is:
shirty
'hot' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shirty that I've seen before include "Ill-tempered (informal)" , "Ill-tempered or annoyed with a garment" , "Bad-tempered (like a garment?)" , "Tetchy" , "Irritable" .)