This riddle sounds as though it is describing a person with a comb, but the key is to think of another meaning of the word “comb.” What has one permanently attached but never uses it to fix its hair?
Answer: A rooster.
A rooster has a fleshy crest on top of its head called a comb. It is part of the bird itself, not the grooming tool we normally picture when we hear the word.
That is why the second half of the clue says it never combs its hair. The riddle relies on one word having two meanings, making the answer surprisingly simple once you make the connection.
