Characters in here may make time for a painter (9)
I believe the answer is:
rembrandt
'for a painter' is the definition.
(Rembrandt is an example)
'characters in here may make time' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'make' could be 'brand' (synonyms) and 'brand' is located in the answer.
'time' could be 't' (abbreviation) and 't' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'rem' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rembrandt that I've seen before include "Dutch painter, d. 1669" , "Influential Dutch artist" , "Dutch painter, 1606-69" , "17th-cent. Dutch painter" , "old master" .)