Answer: tookon

AnswerCrossword Clue
TOOKONAccepted, as work
TOOKONChallenged
TOOKONShouldered
TOOKONTackled
TOOKONHired
TOOKONAssumed
TOOKONAccepted, as a job
TOOKONConfronted
TOOKONAccepted, as a challenge