After a small drink Edward is carried (5)
I believe the answer is:
toted
'is carried' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'after a small drink edward' is the wordplay.
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'a small drink' becomes 'tot' (I've seen this before).
'edward' becomes 'Ed' (short for Edward).
'tot' put next to 'ed' is 'TOTED'.
(Other definitions for toted that I've seen before include "Lugged" , "Carried - conveyed" , "Carried (a gun?)" , "Bore" , "Carried (something heavy)" .)