She provides hot claret (9)
I believe the answer is:
charlotte
'she' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'hot claret' is the wordplay.
'hot claret' anagrams to 'CHARLOTTE'.
Though, I am unsure how the anagram is indicated.
'provides' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for charlotte that I've seen before include "Yorkshire novelist" , "Fruit dish" , "sort of sweet" , "Victorian novelist" , "Pudding; girl" .)