Brave a confusing read (4)
I believe the answer is:
dare
'brave' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'a confusing read' is the wordplay.
'a confusing' indicates an anagram.
'read' with letters rearranged gives 'DARE'.
(Other definitions for dare that I've seen before include "Venture, have courage" , "Have sufficient courage" , "Have the courage to try something" , "Challenge of courage" , "Throw down the gauntlet" .)