Speaks harshly of making a pass at a redhead (5)
I believe the answer is:
rasps
'speaks harshly' is the definition.
'rasps' can be an answer for 'speaks' (rasping is a kind of speaking). I am unsure of the 'harshly' bit.
'making a pass at a redhead' is the wordplay.
'making' indicates an anagram.
'at' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'a redhead' becomes 'r' (the head/first letter of 'red').
'pass' anagrammed gives 'asps'.
'asps' after 'r' is 'RASPS'.
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rasps that I've seen before include "Coarse files" , "Scrapes" , "fruit briefly" , "Jars" , "Grates harshly" .)