He makes crate to transport gold (7)
I believe the answer is:
creator
'he makes' is the definition.
'crate to transport gold' is the wordplay.
'to transport' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'transported' mean this).
'gold' becomes 'or' ('or' is the heraldic name for gold).
'crate' is an anagram of 'creat'.
'creat'+'or'='CREATOR'
(Other definitions for creator that I've seen before include "The Almighty" , "Maker" , "Inventor" , "Someone who makes something" , "Originator - God" .)