Type of actor (9)
I believe the answer is:
tragedian
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">type of actor</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that tragedian is a type of actor)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for tragedian that I've seen before include "Egad, I rant about actor in sad drama" , "A great din (anag) - actor" , "Serious actor" , "actor in Macbeth?" , "Dramatist" .)