Bare American guy grabs gent, pinching coat (6)
I believe the answer is:
denude
'bare' is the definition.
('denude' can be a synonym of 'bare')
'american guy grabs gent pinching coat' is the wordplay.
'american guy' becomes 'dude'.
'grabs' indicates putting letters inside.
'pinching coat' says to take the centre.
The centre of 'gent' is 'en'.
'dude' going around 'en' is 'DENUDE'.
(Other definitions for denude that I've seen before include "Dundee (anag.)" , "Strip away cover, make bare" , "Clear so that nothing is left" , "Put off covering" , "Strip, deprive, of" .)