Secluded spot found when skin's removed? (8)
I believe the answer is:
hideaway
'secluded spot' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'skin's removed?' is the wordplay.
'skin' becomes 'hide' (synonyms).
'removed?' becomes 'away' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'hide'+'away'='HIDEAWAY'
'found when' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hideaway that I've seen before include "Place where one won't be disturbed" , "Haven, retreat; bolt hole" , "Place of concealment" , "Secluded spot" , "Place of retreat" .)