Tex, clearly right over last accident, is a socially confident type (9)
I believe the answer is:
extrovert
'a socially confident type' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'tex clearly right over last accident' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'tex' is 'ext' which is within the answer.
'right' could be 'rt' (abbreviation as in Rt Hon- the Right Honourable) and 'rt' is present in the answer.
an anagram of 'over' is 'rove' which is within the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'is' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for extrovert that I've seen before include "Person who is more interested in the world than the inner self" , "being for going out" , "Outgoing rather than inward-looking" , "show-off" , "Sociable, outgoing person" .)