Taking someone on of attractive disposition (8)

I believe the answer is:

engaging

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'taking' is the definition.
('engage' can be a synonym of 'take')

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for engaging that I've seen before include "Appealing to others" , "Fighting - winning" , "coming into battle" , "procedure that involves acceptance of 1 [PROPOSAL]" , "Taking part" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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