Various ones choose to dry off outdoors (6)
I believe the answer is:
sundry
'various' is the definition.
(sundry means various or diverse)
'ones choose to dry off outdoors' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'to dry' could be 'dry' and 'dry' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'sun' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sundry that I've seen before include "Various, assorted" , "Several, separate, miscellaneous" , "All and . . . . . . means everyone" , "more than a couple" , "Consisting of a haphazard assortment" .)