Culture perhaps seen after this gets emptied (4)
I believe the answer is:
arts
'culture' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'gets emptied' is the wordplay.
'gets' becomes 'arrests' ('arrest' can be a synonym of 'get').
'emptied' suggests removing the centre.
'arrests' with its centre taken out is 'ARTS'.
'perhaps seen after this' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for arts that I've seen before include "'Poetry, music, painting (4)'" , "Literature, music etc." , "Creative activities such as painting and music." , "Tricks" , "Star over aesthetic endeavours" .)