Brown bear eats lady (6)
I believe the answer is:
tanned
'brown' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'bear eats lady' is the wordplay.
'bear' becomes 'ted' (teddy bear).
'eats' is an insertion indicator.
'lady' becomes 'ann' ().
'ted' placed around 'ann' is 'TANNED'.
(Other definitions for tanned that I've seen before include "Browned in the sun" , "Made brown by sun" , "Brown from sunbathing" , "Converted hide into leather, looking brown" , "Brown from exposure to the sun" .)