Carried on in paid employment (5)
I believe the answer is:
waged
I believe this is a double definition.
'carried on' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)
'in paid employment' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)
(Other definitions for waged that I've seen before include "Carried on (war)" , "in paid employment" , "Receiving regular payment for work" , "In receipt of pay for work, employed" , "Bet or conducted" .)