Author of The Iliad (5)
I believe the answer is:
homer
'author of the iliad' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for homer that I've seen before include "Greek poet, c. 800 BC" , "The classical poet" , "writer of old" , "Epic poet - score at baseball - kind of pigeon" , "Pigeon; classic writer" .)