Performer, stripper, removing top after short time (3-6)
I believe the answer is:
tap dancer
'performer' is the definition.
(tap dancer is a kind of performer)
'stripper removing top after short time' is the wordplay.
'stripper' becomes 'lap dancer' (lap dancers sometimes strip off).
'removing top' means to remove the first letter (I've seen 'removes top' mean this).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'short time' becomes 't' (abbreviation for time).
'lapdancer' with its first letter taken off is 'apdancer'.
'apdancer' after 't' is 'TAP-DANCER'.
(Other definitions for tap dancer that I've seen before include "Heel and toe clicker?" , "Astaire or Kelly, for example" , "One trips on hard floor" , "Entertainer needing floorboards" , "Entertainer with special shoes" .)