Engaging (6)
I believe the answer is:
hiring
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">engaging</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('hire' can be a synonym of 'engage')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hiring that I've seen before include "Rental" , "Leasing" , "Engaging for work" .)