Duty or responsibility Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Duty or responsibility . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ONUS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ONUS Duty or responsibility (4)
26% LEISURED Free from duties or responsibilities (8) (8) Puzzler Jan 15, 2025
24% RADIO Set of individual duties and responsibilities initially rejected (5) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 13, 2022
3% AWOL Missing duty and not having permission (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 30, 2025
3% HERE Roll-call response (4) LA Times Daily Dec 30, 2025
3% GROAN Pun response (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 29, 2025
3% MANUP "Take responsibility!" (5) LA Times Mini Dec 27, 2025
3% CANT Terse response to an invitation (4) USA Today Dec 27, 2025
3% PATROLLED Irishman turned on sentry duty (9) (9) Mirror Cryptic Dec 25, 2025
3% STEPUP Take responsibility (6) New York Times Dec 23, 2025
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In the crossword world, "onus" is a term for a duty or responsibility. It's a Latin word that has found its way into English. So, when you see "onus" in a clue, think of it as a fancy way of saying "responsibility."