Rubbish also is written on top of table in permanent marker? (9)
I believe the answer is:
tattooist
'permanent marker?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'rubbish also is written on top of table' is the wordplay.
'rubbish' becomes 'tat' (I've seen this before**).
'also' becomes 'too' ('too' can be a synonym of 'also').
'is written on' says to put letters next to each other.
'top of' means to remove the first letter (I've seen 'top' mean this).
'table' becomes 'list'.
'list' with its first letter taken away is 'ist'.
'tat'+'too'+'ist'='TATTOOIST'
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for tattooist that I've seen before include "Skin decorator" , "Skin artist" , "permanent marker?" , "Sort of marksman" , "Designer" .)