Brickie redid works then passed on (7)

I believe the answer is:

relayed

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'passed on' is the definition.
(relaying is a kind of passing on)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for relayed that I've seen before include "Passed on from hand to hand, station to station etc" , "Broadcast; passed on" , "Passed along" , "Layered (anag.)" , "Received and passed on" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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