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Agree to work in a funeral parlour? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

undertake

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'agree to' is the definition.
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'work in a funeral parlour?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'work' could be 'take' (taking is a kind of working) and 'take' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'under' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for undertake that I've seen before include "drive dangerously?" , "Try" , "Commit oneself to (a task)" , "Conduct funerals" , "Attempt to perform" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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