Figure runs in, out of sorts with English dramatist (9)
I believe the answer is:
corneille
'dramatist' is the definition.
(I know that Corneille is an dramatist)
'figure runs in out of sorts with english' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'figure' could be 'l' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'l' is present in the answer.
'runs' could be 'r' (cricket abbreviation) and 'r' is found in the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found in the answer.
'english' could be 'e' (abbreviation) and 'e' is present 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 corneille that I've seen before include "Dramatist" , "Pierre ---, Fr. tragedian" , "French writer" , "French author" .)