It puts us in the shade, naturally (7)

I believe the answer is:

eclipse

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'shade naturally' is the definition.
'eclipse' can be an answer for 'shade' (thesaurus). I'm unsure of the 'naturally' bit.

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

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(Other definitions for eclipse that I've seen before include "Darkening of the sun" , "Surpass, outshine" , "When light's dropped" , "Decline" , "Shadowing of sun, etc" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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