Gent (4)
I believe the answer is:
chap
'gent' is the definition.
(I know that gent can be written as chap)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for chap that I've seen before include "Fellow; sore skin area" , "Split in skin" , "Raw, cracked patch on skin" , "(Of skin) become sore" , "Bloke, fellow" .)