Takes off cartoons (6)
I believe the answer is:
strips
This clue is a double definition.
'takes off' is the first definition.
(strip can mean to remove or take off)
'cartoons' is the second definition.
(strip is a kind of cartoon)
(Other definitions for strips that I've seen before include "Peels off" , "Removes clothes" , "Undresses" , "layers" , "Gets undressed" .)