Storyteller working near court (9)
I believe the answer is:
raconteur
'storyteller' is the definition.
(raconteur is a kind of storyteller)
'working near court' is the wordplay.
'working' indicates an anagram.
'near'+'court'='nearcourt'
'nearcourt' is an anagram of 'RACONTEUR'.
(Other definitions for raconteur that I've seen before include "entertaining his relations!" , "Anecdotist" , "Skilful teller of anecdotes" , "Narrator" , "He's good at telling stories" .)