I listened to fado performance, end of July, in the sun (3,2,3)

'the sun' is the definition.
(poetic term for the sun)

'i listened to fado performance end of july' is the wordplay.
'listened to' shows a homophone (sound like).
'performance' indicates anagramming the letters.
'end of' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'july' is 'y'.
'i' is a homophone of 'eye'.
'fado' anagrammed gives 'ofda'.
'eye'+'ofda'+'y'='EYE OF DAY'

'in' is the link.