Gangsta skinned in torment (5)

I believe the answer is:

angst

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'torment' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both feelings as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'gangsta skinned in' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'ANGST' is hidden in the letters of 'gangsta skinned'.

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(Other definitions for angst that I've seen before include "(German) anxiety state" , "Acute sense of remorse" , "uneasiness" , "Anxiety, guilty feeling" , "Extreme anxiety" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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