Seven ingredients put in simmered -- he added ginger? (7)

I believe the answer is:

redhead

'ginger?' is the definition.
(both can mean someone with red hair)

'seven ingredients put in simmered he added' is the wordplay.
'seven ingredients put in' indicates a hidden word (seven letters from the clue).
'REDHEAD' is hidden within 'simmered he added'.

(Other definitions for redhead that I've seen before include "Person with distinctive coloured hair" , "Blue Australian" , "Ginger-haired person" , "Auburn type" , "Ginger nut?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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