What does the cryptic crossword clue "Charlie Dimmock's bottom pinched by Tory peer (4)" mean?

The definition is "Charlie". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). K (synonym="last letter or ‘bottom’ of Dimmock") in COE (synonym="Lord Sebastian Coe, ‘Tory peer’") = COKE; definition: "Charlie" The answer is COKE.

Charlie Dimmock's bottom pinched by Tory peer (4)

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