Take off sports gear (5)
I believe the answer is:
strip
I believe this is a double definition.
'take off' is the first definition.
(I know that strip is a more specific form of the action take off)
'sports gear' is the second definition.
(as in a team's strip)
(Other definitions for strip that I've seen before include "Tear off" , "Remove clothing" , "runway" , "Take off one's clothes" , "Undress (provocatively)" .)