Retiring jester, hot and haggard (9)
I believe the answer is:
withdrawn
'retiring' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'jester hot and haggard' is the wordplay.
'jester' becomes 'wit' (both can mean a comical person).
'hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'haggard' becomes 'drawn' (synonyms).
'wit'+'h'+'drawn'='WITHDRAWN'
(Other definitions for withdrawn that I've seen before include "Rather shy" , "Private" , "Pulled out of" , "Discontinued; shunning social contact" , "Quiet" .)