Prepared lunch for Arabians - it's what one did as the sun shone (4,3)

I believe the answer is:

made hay

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'arabians it's what one did as the sun shone' is the definition.
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'prepared lunch' is the wordplay.
'prepared' becomes 'made' ('make' can be a synonym of 'prepare').
'lunch' becomes 'hay' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'made'+'hay'='MADE HAY'

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(Another definition for made hay that I've seen is " Seized an opportunity".)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.

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