Team leader requested to be assigned work (6)

I believe the answer is:

tasked

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'assigned work' is the definition.
'tasked' can be an answer for 'assigned' (tasking is a kind of assigning). I am unsure of the 'work' bit.

'team leader requested' is the wordplay.
'leader' says to take the initial letters.
'requested' becomes 'asked' ('ask' can be a synonym of 'request').
The first letter of 'team' is 't'.
't'+'asked'='TASKED'

'to be' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for tasked that I've seen before include "Assigned a job to" , "charged" .)

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

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