Scolds about taking animal skins (6)
I believe the answer is:
chides
'scolds' is the definition.
('chide' can be a synonym of 'scold')
'about taking animal skins' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 'c' (circa).
'taking' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'animal skins' becomes 'hides' (hide is a kind of animal skin).
'c'+'hides'='CHIDES'
(Other definitions for chides that I've seen before include "Admonishes, reproves" , "Admonishes or reproaches" , "Censures severely or angrily" , "Admonishes, scolds" , "Scolds, rebukes" .)