Dicky or Ben is to be carried (5)
I believe the answer is:
borne
'to be carried' is the definition.
(past tense of 'bear' in the sense of 'carry')
'dicky or ben' is the wordplay.
'dicky' indicates an anagram (dicky can mean not functioning properly).
'or'+'ben'='orben'
'orben' is an anagram of 'BORNE'.
'is' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for borne that I've seen before include "Carried or endured" , "Carried, conveyed" , "Produced" .)