Person presenting current piece in press short of time (9)
I believe the answer is:
exhibitor
'person presenting current piece in press short of time' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'person presenting current piece in press short of time' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'person' could be 'ex' (ex is a kind of person) and 'ex' is present in the answer.
'current' could be 'i' (symbol for electric current) and 'i' is found in the answer.
'piece' could be 'bit' (synonyms) and 'bit' is found within the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found within the answer.
'time' could be 'hr' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'hr' is located in the remaining letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for exhibitor that I've seen before include "One showing items in gallery display" , "shower" , "One displaying (at show)" , "showman" , "Person displaying" .)