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An impetuous one with fevered brow? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hothead

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'an impetuous one with fevered brow?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for hothead that I've seen before include "maniac" , "An impetuous person with warm cranium" , "Harry Percy was one" , "Headstrong type" , "Person liable to get reckless impulses" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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