Stickler getting frontispiece arranged ahead of time (13)
I believe the answer is:
perfectionist
'stickler' is the definition.
(I have seen 'The Stickler' mean 'perfectionist' so perhaps 'stickler' could also mean 'perfectionist')
'frontispiece arranged ahead of time' is the wordplay.
'arranged' indicates an anagram.
'ahead of time' becomes 't' (I've seen this in other clues).
'frontispiece' is an anagram of 'perfectionis'.
'perfectionis'+'t'='PERFECTIONIST'
'getting' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for perfectionist that I've seen before include "I expect the best" , "Striver for the ideal" , "One seeking the ideal" , "One striving for an ideal standard" , "The Stickler" .)