Courteous male (9)
I believe the answer is:
gentleman
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">courteous male</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for gentleman that I've seen before include "Courteous male" , "Toff" , "Courteous fellow" , "Male of refinement" , "Courteous chap" .)