Teller against cutting fee, you are told (9)
I believe the answer is:
raconteur
'teller' is the definition.
(term for a storyteller)
'cutting fee you are told' is the wordplay.
'cutting' is an insertion indicator (some letters cut their way into a word).
'fee' becomes 'rate' (I've seen this in other clues).
'you are' becomes 'ur' (text or internet abbreviation).
'told' becomes 'con' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'rate'+'ur'='rateur'
'rateur' enclosing 'con' is 'RACONTEUR'.
'against' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. It may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for raconteur that I've seen before include "One used to telling stories" , "Skilful teller of tales" , "Anecdotist" , "Amusing fellow" , "A good teller of tales" .)