"The Joy Luck Club" author (3,3)
'the joy luck club author' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for tan that I've seen before include "Lie in sun" , "Turn dark in sun" , "Make hide into leather - nicely brown" , "Get the effect of the sun." , "The colour of sunburn" .)