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As was Molly Brown, tanning in bleak sun (10)

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I believe the answer is:

unsinkable

'as was molly brown' is the definition.
(reference to a famous survivor of the Titanic)

'tanning in bleak sun' is the wordplay.
'tanning' is an anagram indicator (tan can mean hit or strike).
'in'+'bleak'+'sun'='inbleaksun'
'inbleaksun' is an anagram of 'UNSINKABLE'.

(Another definition for unsinkable that I've seen is " Always remaining afloat".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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