Novelist finding cleaner batch no better, unfortunately (9,6)
I believe the answer is:
charlotte bronte
'novelist' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'cleaner batch no better unfortunately' is the wordplay.
'cleaner' becomes 'char' (char can mean a cleaner).
'batch' becomes 'lot' (synonyms).
'unfortunately' indicates an anagram (a bad or unfortunate spelling).
'no'+'better'='nobetter'
'nobetter' is an anagram of 'tebronte'.
'char'+'lot'+'tebronte'='CHARLOTTE BRONTE'
'finding' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for charlotte bronte that I've seen before include "Victorian novelist" , "Jane Eyre author" , "Currer Bell" , "Writer" , "Yorkshire novelist" .)