Reportedly outlawed girl in headscarf (8)
I believe the answer is:
bandanna
'headscarf' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'reportedly outlawed girl' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'outlawed' becomes 'banned' (banning is a kind of outlawing).
'girl' becomes 'anna' ().
'banned' sounds like 'band'.
'band'+'anna'='BANDANNA'
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bandanna that I've seen before include "Large and brightly coloured neckerchief" , "Kind of neckerchief for bad nanna" , "Head silk" , "square" , "Large coloured handkerchief" .)