Crossword Genius

Reason wearing animal skin gets discussed (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

infer

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'reason' is the definition.
(both can mean to deduce)

'wearing animal skin gets discussed' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'wearing' could be 'in' (you are 'in' the clothes you're wearing) and 'in' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'fer' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for infer that I've seen before include "Extrapolate, conclude" , "Read between the line" , "Establish by deduction" , "Conclude by reasoning" , "Presume" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app