Ran, coming out courting (9)

I believe the answer is:

romancing

'courting' is the definition.
('romance' can be a synonym of 'court')

'ran coming out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'ran'+'coming'='rancoming'
'rancoming' anagrammed gives 'ROMANCING'.

(Another definition for romancing that I've seen is " Talking extravagantly".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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