Naked canoeist sees buffalo (5)
I believe the answer is:
addle
'buffalo' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'naked canoeist' is the wordplay.
'naked' says to take the centre (outside letters removed so centre is unclothed).
'canoeist' becomes 'paddler' (synonyms).
The centre of 'paddler' is 'ADDLE'.
'sees' is the link.
(Other definitions for addle that I've seen before include "Confuse - decay" , "Get rotten" , "Mix up or confuse" , "Make rotten" , "(Of egg) become rotten" .)