When cryptic maybe is crudely fashioned (9)
I believe the answer is:
roughhewn
'crudely fashioned' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, past participle verbs and adjectives can occasionally mean the same thing.
'when cryptic maybe' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'when' is 'hewn' which is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'rough' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'is' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for roughhewn that I've seen before include "Craggy; unrefined" , "(Of wood or stone) not smoothly cut" .)