Remove coat of newer sheep (3)
I believe the answer is:
ewe
'sheep' is the definition.
(a ewe is a female sheep)
'remove coat of newer' is the wordplay.
'remove coat of' means to look at the middle letters (the letters that coat the word are removed).
The middle letters of 'newer' are 'EWE'.
(Other definitions for ewe that I've seen before include "Female animal" , "Female bleater" , "One needing pastoral care" , "Lamb's dam" , "One looking sheepish" .)