Worked earthily as a brick carrier out East (4)
I believe the answer is:
hoed
'worked earthily' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'a brick carrier out east' is the wordplay.
'a brick carrier' becomes 'hod' (a hod is used for carrying bricks).
'out' is an insertion indicator.
'east' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'hod' placed around 'e' is 'HOED'.
'as' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hoed that I've seen before include "Tended to soil" , "Weeded" .)