Worker evoking Arden era to some extent (8)

I believe the answer is:

gardener

'worker' is the definition.
(type of worker)

'evoking arden era to some extent' is the wordplay.
'to some extent' indicates a hidden word.
'GARDENER' is hidden within 'evoking arden era'.

(Other definitions for gardener that I've seen before include "He tends cultivated land around house" , "One may get food" , "Cultivator" , "Tender of plants" , "one working on plot?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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