Caught with penchant for housework (8)
I believe the answer is:
cleaning
'for housework' is the definition.
(cleaning up a house)
'caught with penchant' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'caught' could be 'c' (cricket abbreviation) and 'c' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'leaning' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cleaning that I've seen before include "sponging, perhaps?" , "daily work" , "Removing dirt" , "Sanitising" , "housework?" .)