What female tanner may put on small strip (8)
I believe the answer is:
sundress
'what female tanner may' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'on small strip' is the wordplay.
'on small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size. I am not sure about the 'on' bit.).
'strip' becomes 'undress' (synonyms).
's'+'undress'='SUNDRESS'
'put' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sundress that I've seen before include "evident when the heat is on" , "Summer frock" .)