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Might Barbie's friend get tan Down Under? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sunken

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'down under?' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'might barbie's friend get tan' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'tan' could be 'sun' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'sun' is present in the answer.
'barbie's friend' could be 'ken' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'ken' is present in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for sunken that I've seen before include "At a lower level than the surrounding area" , "One ac" , "Hollow" , "Submerged" , "deeper level" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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