Worked (6)
'worked' is the definition.
(to ply is to work with a tool)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for plied that I've seen before include "Did regularly cross" , "Worked steadily at (a trade)" , "Regularly went" .)
'worked' is the definition.
(toiling is a kind of working)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for toiled that I've seen before include "Struggled long and hard" , "Worked long and hard" , "Worked incessantly" , "Worked laboriously and long" , "Laboued long and hard" .)