Asian socialist in the shade (6,3)
I believe the answer is:
indian red
'the shade' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'asian socialist' is the wordplay.
'asian' becomes 'Indian ' (India is in Asia).
'socialist' becomes 'red' (socialism is often associated with the colour red).
'indian'+'red'='INDIAN RED'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for indian red that I've seen before include "Pigment used in painting" , "Mardi Gras song" .)