The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SUNBATHE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result SUNBATHE
- Fresh buns – adjust heat to brown?
- Thing to do on beach the US ban — crazy!
- Star cricketer, that man Brown?
- Tan then, but briefly, as perilous?
- Seek a tan, being ashen but changing
- Ashen but surprisingly brown
- Get brown paper bag with no good article
- Tan but ashen surprisingly
- Tabloid articles about bishop’s tan
- Bronze gets dirty, unusually, top to bottom
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The straight part
We know that "tan" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case tan = sunbathe.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 SUNBATHE mean?
SUNBATHE noun- A sunbathing session: a sunbath.
- To expose one's body to the sun in order to relax or to obtain a suntan.