Source of a tan (3)

I believe the answer is:

sun

(Other definitions for sun that I've seen before include "Star around which the earth travels" , "Fireball 93,000,000 miles away" , "Star; newspaper" , "Hub of our planetary system" , "Nice weather" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.

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