Cryptic crossword clue
Did some gardening, brick-carrier saving energy 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word HOED

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The straight part
We know that "Did some gardening" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case did some gardening = hoed.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does HOED mean?

HOED verb
  1. To care, be anxious, long.
HOED verb
  1. To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool.
  2. To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe.

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