The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word APPOINTED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "given the job" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case given the job = appointed.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does APPOINTED mean?
APPOINTED verb- To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.
- To name (someone to a post or role).
- To furnish or equip (a place) completely; to provide with all the equipment or furnishings necessary; to fit out.
- To equip (someone) with (something); to assign (someone) authoritatively (some equipment).
- To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).
- To fix with power or firmness by decree or command; to ordain or establish.
- To resolve; to determine; to ordain.
- (of a politician or a title) Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.