### Clue: Dry people start to tan skin (9)
### Answer: PARCHMENT 
 ### Explanation: Definition: skin
  PARCH(to *dry*, eg. your throat) MEN(*people*, or strictly speaking, only about half of them) T(initial letter of,*start to* "*tan*")
Defn:  The *skin* of sheep, goats, etc. that's been prepared for writing on.