Savage getting hold of final girl by her hair? (8)
I believe the answer is:
brunette
'girl by her hair?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'savage getting hold of final' is the wordplay.
'savage' becomes 'brute' (synonyms).
'getting hold of' indicates putting letters inside.
'final' becomes 'net' (synonyms).
'brute' going around 'net' is 'BRUNETTE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for brunette that I've seen before include "One having dark brown hair" , "Person with dark brown hair" , "Possessor of dark brown 22 ac" , "Kind of dark girl" , "girl unlike Goldilocks?" .)