Arts turned to what is a sun protection (5,3)
I believe the answer is:
straw hat
'a sun protection' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'arts turned to what' is the wordplay.
'turned' is a reversal indicator.
'arts' backwards is 'stra'.
'stra'+'what'='STRAW-HAT'
'is' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for straw hat that I've seen before include "Capital Investment?"" , "Boater" , "Panama" .)