Excited Pole accepting employment (6)
I believe the answer is:
roused
'excited' is the definition.
(rouse can mean to excite)
'pole accepting employment' is the wordplay.
'pole' becomes 'rod' (synonyms).
'accepting' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters are accepted).
'employment' becomes 'use' (how something is used).
'rod' enclosing 'use' is 'ROUSED'.
(Other definitions for roused that I've seen before include "Galvanized" , "Stimulated" , "Woken up or moved to action" , "Woken up or angered" , "Made to waken or to become excited" .)