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One whose work requires the sun? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

tanner

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'sun?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'one whose work requires the' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'one' could be 'an' (an apple is one apple) and 'an' is found in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for tanner that I've seen before include "He cures hides, for an old sixpence" , "One beating" , "One might catch the sun" , "Old bit of silver" , "One preparing leather" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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