He’s as burnt at sea as others in his position (10)
I believe the answer is:
sunbathers
'others in his position' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun but the answer is a plural noun.
'he's as burnt at sea' is the wordplay.
'at sea' indicates an anagram.
'hes'+'as'+'burnt'='hesasburnt'
'hesasburnt' is an anagram of 'SUNBATHERS'.
'as' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sunbathers that I've seen before include "Those getting a tan" , "Folk maybe browned off" .)