One with a serious part in reading at random (9)
I believe the answer is:
tragedian
'one with a serious part' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'reading at random' is the wordplay.
'random' is an anagram indicator.
'reading'+'at'='readingat'
'readingat' anagrammed gives 'TRAGEDIAN'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tragedian that I've seen before include "actor in Macbeth?" , "Serious actor" , "A great din (anag) - actor" , "Dramatist" , "Egad, I rant about actor in sad drama" .)