Poet who never had a damp room (6)
I believe the answer is:
dryden
'poet who never' is the definition.
'dryden' can be an answer for 'poet' (John Dryden). I'm unsure of the rest of the definition.
'a damp room' is the wordplay.
'a damp' becomes 'dry' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'room' becomes 'den' (den is a kind of room).
'dry'+'den'='DRYDEN'
'had' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dryden that I've seen before include "John --, first Poet Laureate" , "Poet laureate, 1668-1689" , "playwright" , "17th century English poet and dramatist" , "man behind lines?" .)