Mistitled before " The Dabbler" (10)
I believe the answer is:
dilettante
'dabbler' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'mistitled before the' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'before' could be 'ante' (prefix meaning before) and 'ante' is found in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dilettante that I've seen before include "amateur artist" , "Arty type" , "One dabbling" , "One with superficial knowledge" , "Superficial art-lover" .)