Ashen, but remedy this? (8)

I believe the answer is:

sunbathe

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'this?' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech.

'ashen but remedy' is the wordplay.
'remedy' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'ashen'+'but'='ashenbut'
'ashenbut' anagrammed gives 'SUNBATHE'.

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(Other definitions for sunbathe that I've seen before include "Try to get a tan" , "what holidaymakers may do" , "Bask in solar heat" , "Catch some rays" , "turn brown, naturally" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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