Virago showing papers in hot Scots island (8)
I believe the answer is:
harridan
'virago' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'papers in hot scots island' is the wordplay.
'papers' becomes 'ID' (identification papers).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'scots island' becomes 'arran' (Isle of Arran in Scotland. I am not sure about the 'scots' bit.).
'h'+'arran'='harran'
'id' put within 'harran' is 'HARRIDAN'.
'showing' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for harridan that I've seen before include "Virago -- rain hard (anag)" , "nasty old woman" , "Termagant" , "angry woman" , "Shrewish old woman" .)