Talks online after repellent creature given protective coat (9)
I believe the answer is:
laminated
'talks online after repellent creature given protective coat' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'given protective coat' is the wordplay.
'given' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'protective' becomes 'd' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'coat' becomes 'laminate' (to laminate is to coat in plastic).
'd' after 'laminate' is 'LAMINATED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for laminated that I've seen before include "Hard-skinned" , "Split into layers" .)