Dear seen to be excited by player finally -- has he succeeded? (9)
I believe the answer is:
serenader
'he succeeded?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'dear seen to be excited by player finally' is the wordplay.
'to be excited' indicates an anagram.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'finally' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'player' is 'r'.
'dear'+'seen'='dearseen'
'dearseen' with letters rearranged gives 'serenade'.
'serenade'+'r'='SERENADER'
'has' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for serenader that I've seen before include "Performer" , "Lovesick guitarist perhaps" , "Singer" , "a musical swain" .)