Performer carted pan off (3,6)
I believe the answer is:
tap dancer
'performer' is the definition.
(tap dancer is a kind of performer)
'carted pan off' is the wordplay.
'off' is an anagram indicator.
'carted'+'pan'='cartedpan'
'cartedpan' is an anagram of 'TAP-DANCER'.
(Other definitions for tap dancer that I've seen before include "Astaire, say" , "Astaire or Kelly, for example" , "Performer good on wooden stage" , "Astaire was one" , "Entertainer needing floorboards" .)