Trapper's item (4)
I believe the answer is:
pelt
'trapper's item' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for pelt that I've seen before include "Skin; rain hard" , "Throw - animal skin" , "fell" , "Skin of a fur-bearing mammal" , "Bombard -- animal skin" .)