Character not placed centrally (9)
I believe the answer is:
eccentric
'character' is the definition.
(I know that character can be written as eccentric)
'not placed centrally' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'not' could be 'nt' (synonyms) and 'nt' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eccentric that I've seen before include "Wacky" , "Off-the-wall" , "not moving in proper circles?" , "Capricious" , "Odd or uncoventional in manner or appearance" .)