Was poetry a chore for him? (6)
I believe the answer is:
horace
'him?' is the definition.
'was poetry a chore' is the wordplay.
'a chore' can be anagrammed to 'HORACE'.
But, I'm not sure how the anagram is indicated.
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for horace that I've seen before include "Roman lyric poet, d.8BC -- a chore (anag)" , "Boy's name - Roman poet" , "Roman poet; -- Walpole" , "Roman poet and satirist" , "Is it a chore to read this old Roman poet?" .)