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Scan a red construction (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

read

'scan' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'a red construction' is the wordplay.
'construction' indicates anagramming the letters (answer constructed from certain letters).
'a'+'red'='ared'
'ared' is an anagram of 'READ'.

(Other definitions for read that I've seen before include "Study (for a degree?)" , "Use a book" , "examined" , "register" , "Run one's eye over" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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