Relative devouring hot comic strip (8)
I believe the answer is:
unclothe
'strip' is the definition.
(as in stripping off clothing)
'relative devouring hot comic' is the wordplay.
'relative' becomes 'uncle' (uncle is a kind of relative).
'devouring' indicates putting letters inside.
'comic' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hot' is an anagram of 'oth'.
'uncle' going around 'oth' is 'UNCLOTHE'.
(Other definitions for unclothe that I've seen before include "Reveal" , "lay bare" , "shed" , "set garments aside" , "Disrobe" .)