Take place (5)
'take place' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for occur that I've seen before include "Go on" , "exist" , "Happen - to come to mind" , "Happen, take place" , "Befall" .)
'take place' is the definition.
(to happen is to take place)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for happen that I've seen before include "Come to pass" , "maybe, in the Yorkshire Dales" , "perhaps for Yorkshire" , "Occur" , "Take place" .)