Possible Clues:

• Regular shade restricts slightly
• One of the regulars put somewhat in the shade
• Regular visitor some put in the shade
• Character with not much to hide as a frequent visitor
• Regular visitor (to place)
• Colour a little, introduced as a regular
• Person who visits a place frequently, may live there
• Regular who's a little in the shade
• Patron's somewhat in shade
• One of those that's often all there, but just a little in the shade