The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ONUS
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More clues leading to the result ONUS
- Responsibility ours?
- Burden that's our responsibility
- Responsibility of working with United States
- Obligation on American
- Charge we’ll settle? As we might say, it’s ____
- Responsibility of bachelor abandoning extra benefit
- Responsibility of old student group
- Burden of working with America
- Complains unofficially about limiting responsibility
- Burden on you and me
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The straight part
We know that "Responsibility" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case responsibility = onus.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ONUS mean?
ONUS noun- A legal obligation.
- Burden of proof, onus probandi
- Stigma.
- Blame.
- Responsibility; burden.