Burden to bear? Crossword Clue

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Burden to bear? Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an onerous or difficult concern

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BEAR (verb)
1. put up with something or somebody unpleasant
2. have on one’s person
BEAR (noun)
1. an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price
2. massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
BURDEN (verb)
1. weight down with a load
2. impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
BURDEN (noun)
1. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
2. weight to be borne or conveyed

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