Lays bare and is terribly sunburned (9)
I believe the answer is:
unburdens
'lays bare' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'is terribly sunburned' is the wordplay.
'is terribly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sunburned' is an anagram of 'UNBURDENS'.
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for unburdens that I've seen before include "Relieves" , "Tells all, being sunburned" , "Sheds loads, being sunburned" .)