He'd read about a girl with Titian hair (7)

I believe the answer is:

redhead

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'he'd read about a girl with titian hair' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'he'd read about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates an anagram.
'hed'+'read'='hedread'
'hedread' anagrammed gives 'REDHEAD'.

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(Other definitions for redhead that I've seen before include "One with distinctive hair" , "Blue Australian" , "One with rufous hair" , "Bluey" , "Ginger-haired person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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