I'm half of a hundred

Question

I'm half of a hundred and both halves of a Belgian detective, two thirds of solar exposure and one eighth of an Age.

If you know who I am, post your answer, plus your explanation for each of the clues.

Good luck! (Although of course luck has nothing to do with it.)

Per the meta, I edited the title to make it clearer what the puzzle is about. @clayRay, if you prefer the previous title, you can roll back my edit, or you can set one yourself :) — HTM, Oct 10 '19 at 23:14
Thanks @PilsNot3, I think you made the title more intriguing, which is good. — clayRay, Oct 14 '19 at 00:54

score 52 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 10 '19 at 09:02

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I think you are

Tin

I'm half of a hundred

The atomic number of tin is 50

and both halves of a Belgian detective,

Tintin

two thirds of solar exposure

Tan - contains two of the three letters of tin.

and one eighth of an Age.

Bronze - which is roughly 1/8th tin.

answered Oct 10 '19 at 09:02

hexomino

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Dammit, I was thinking of the other Belgian detective! – Rand al'Thor Oct 10 '19 at 09:10
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@Rand al'Thor "I'm not French, I'm Belgian!" – George Menoutis Oct 10 '19 at 12:09
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@Randal'Thor - That's what popped into my head, as well... – Voldemort's Wrath Oct 11 '19 at 00:23
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Tintin was a reporter for Le Petit Vingtieme, not a detective – nzaman Oct 11 '19 at 09:21
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@Randal'Thor: David Suchet will always be my go-to Poirot, but your comment lead me to learn about Bilbo Poirot. – Flater Oct 11 '19 at 10:12
@Randal'Thor You mean Thomson and Thompson? That was my immediate idea, with the "I am half". – user3445853 Oct 11 '19 at 20:14
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@nzaman, Maybe not professionally, but he played the role. – ikegami Oct 11 '19 at 20:39
Congratulations @hexonimo, you got the answer and all the clues. – clayRay Oct 14 '19 at 00:47
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@nzaman, yes, that was supposedly his profession, but he seemed to do a lot more sleuthing than writing newspaper articles – clayRay Oct 14 '19 at 00:48

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