Engross, divert (6)
I believe the answer is:
occupy
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">engross</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that engross can be written as occupy)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">divert</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for occupy that I've seen before include "Interest" , "Take over - live in" , "Hold (a position) keep (someone) busy" , "Fill, take up (space)" , "Take possession of" .)