Crossword Genius

Male carrying old gardening implement (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hoe

'gardening implement' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'male carrying old' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'he' (he refers to a man).
'carrying' is an insertion indicator.
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'he' going around 'o' is 'HOE'.

(Other definitions for hoe that I've seen before include "Romanians (anag) -- European enclave" , "Garden tool with a flat blade" , "Weeding implement" , "Gardening tool" , "Weed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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