Runner gets the tale out (7)
I believe the answer is:
athlete
'runner' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'the tale out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'the'+'tale'='thetale'
'thetale' is an anagram of 'ATHLETE'.
'gets' is the link.
(Other definitions for athlete that I've seen before include "Strangely, the tale of one who is fit" , "Player" , "Competitive runner, e.g." , "Sportsman in track or field events" , "One trains in sport" .)