Carved out (4)
I believe the answer is:
hewn
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">carved out</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hewn that I've seen before include "Chopped roughly" , "(Of wood) cut, chopped" , "Axed" , "Sculpted" , "Cut with blows" .)