Vehicle repairer of the year, initially with ginger hair (7)
I believe the answer is:
carroty
'ginger hair' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'vehicle repairer of the year initially' is the wordplay.
'vehicle' becomes 'car' (car is a kind of vehicle).
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'repairer of the year' is 'roty'.
'car'+'roty'='CARROTY'
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for carroty that I've seen is " with red hair?".)