Could ling remedy the girl's cold? (7)
I believe the answer is:
heather
'cold?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'could ling remedy the girl's' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
'girl's' could be 'her' (belonging to a girl) and 'her' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for heather that I've seen before include "Girl's name - ling" , "grows wild" , "Plant also called ling" , "Erica!" , "Lassie" .)