Ring the artist to get the right speaker (6)
I believe the answer is:
orator
'speaker' is the definition.
(I know that orator is a type of speaker)
'ring the artist to get the right' is the wordplay.
'ring' becomes 'o' (letter resembling a ring).
'the artist' becomes 'RA' (Royal Academician, member of Royal Academy of Arts).
'get' says to put letters next to each other.
'the right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'o'+'ra'+'to'+'r'='ORATOR'
(Other definitions for orator that I've seen before include "Formal speech maker" , "Skilled public speaker" , "One making one across" , "A gifted public speaker" , "One addressing" .)