Crude and hearty, husband taking new position (6)
I believe the answer is:
earthy
'crude' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'hearty husband taking new position' is the wordplay.
'hearty' anagrams to 'EARTHY'.
Though, I'm not clear how the anagram is indicated.
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for earthy that I've seen before include "Crude - vulgar" , "Task involving short journey" , "Coarse; unsophisticated" , "Coarse, vulgar" , "Head covering" .)