It puts you in the shade (5)
I believe the answer is:
cloud
This clue might be a double definition.
'it puts you' is the first definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'the shade' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cloud that I've seen before include "Become less transparent" , "Mass of vapour visible in the air" , "E.g. stratus" , "''I wandered lonely as a ...'' (Wordsworth)" , "Cumulus, for example" .)