The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BRONZE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result BRONZE
- Get a tan in old age
- British eleven in Paris gets medal for third place
- British football team in Lyon getting medal
- British eleven in Vincennes producing sports award
- Third place gets, NB, zero – upset
- French team trailing British for medal
- Relative on remote islands third in event, given this?
- Brazil’s first and second then French XI in third place
- Olympic medal for Brown
- Third age
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The straight part
We know that "Get a tan" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case get a tan = bronze.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does BRONZE mean?
BRONZE noun- A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.
- A reddish-brown colour, the colour of bronze.
- A work of art made of bronze, especially a sculpture.
- A bronze medal.
- Boldness; impudence; brass.
- To plate with bronze.
- To color bronze; (of the sun) to tan.
- (of the skin) To change to a bronze or tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
- To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen.
- Made of bronze metal.
- Having a reddish-brown colour.
- (of the skin) Tanned; darkened as a result of exposure to the sun.