The writer meets worker as intended (5)
I believe the answer is:
meant
'as intended' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'the writer meets worker' is the wordplay.
'the writer' becomes 'me' (the person who wrote the clues).
'meets' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'worker' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant).
'me'+'ant'='MEANT'
(Other definitions for meant that I've seen before include "Had as purpose or design" , "no accident" , "Intended, had in mind" , "proposed" , "planned" .)