Hard-working guy from East Timor (8)
I believe the answer is:
diligent
'hard-working' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'guy from east timor' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'guy' could be 'gent' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'gent' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'dili' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for diligent that I've seen before include "Assiduous" , "Working hard and conscientiously" , "Conscientious and careful" , "Painstaking - I tingled (anag)" , "Attentive and busy" .)