The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word COMMUTE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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The straight part
We know that "Make it easier to bear/go to work" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case make it easier to bear/go to work = commute.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does COMMUTE mean?
COMMUTE verb- To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen
- Of an operation, to be commutative, i.e. to have the property that changing the order of the operands does not change the result.
- A regular journey to or from a place of employment, such as work or school.
- The route, time or distance of that journey.
- To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa.
- To journey, to make a journey