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Digging out part of the clay and topping it with lovely soil in effect has created a "bathtub". Since the underlying clay is still there it will continue to prevent the water from draining properly. @RickCorey is good at explaining this. Raised beds might be the easier way to achieve positive results; the other choice would involve some seriously deep digging to get below the clay layer...ugh.