Was electrified and accepted the job of boss (4,6)
I believe the answer is:
took charge
'was electrified' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'accepted the job of boss' is the wordplay.
'accepted' becomes 'took' (I've seen this before).
'the job of boss' becomes 'charge' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'took'+'charge'='TOOK CHARGE'
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for took charge that I've seen before include "Was appointed CO" , "Was chair" .)