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Garden tool he carried round (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hoe

'garden tool' is the definition.
(tool used when gardening)

'he carried round' is the wordplay.
'carried' is an insertion indicator.
'round' becomes 'o' (round can mean a round object).
'he' enclosing 'o' is 'HOE'.

(Other definitions for hoe that I've seen before include "Garden tool with a flat blade" , "Garden tool for scraping up weeds" , "Weeder" , "Garden implement" , "Purple gem" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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