All maintenance very onerous? Not all (8)
I believe the answer is:
everyone
'all' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'maintenance very onerous? not all' is the wordplay.
'not all' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (only some of the letters).
'EVERYONE' is hidden within 'maintenance very onerous'.
(Other definitions for everyone that I've seen before include "All without exception" , "Entire group" , "Uncle Tom Cobleigh and all" , "All the people" , "the masses" .)