Burden - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'burden' is the definition.
(I know that burden can be written as onus)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for onus that I've seen before include "albatross?" , "Encumbrance" , "Obligation - charge" , "'Burden, load (4)'" , "Capulet opponent (R&J)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, the LA Times, The New York Times, the USA Today, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Wall Street Journal, the Universal, the King Feature Syndicate, the Newsday, The Independent and the Evening Standard.

'burden' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for yoke that I've seen before include "Something burdensome and oppressive" , "get loaded and pull?" , "Cross-piece attaching two animals" , "Burdensome restraint or oppression" , "form of slavery?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, the LA Times, The New York Times, the USA Today, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Wall Street Journal, the Universal, the King Feature Syndicate, the Newsday, The Independent and the Evening Standard.

'burden' is the definition.
(I know that burden can be written as load)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for load that I've seen before include "pack" , "Cargo - burden" , "Weight, source of pressure" , "Weigh down" , "Amount" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, the LA Times, The New York Times, the USA Today, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Wall Street Journal, the Universal, the King Feature Syndicate, the Newsday, The Independent and the Evening Standard.

'burden' is the definition.
(I know that saddle is a more specific form of burden)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for saddle that I've seen before include "Seat on horse, bicycle etc" , "land" , "Seat for a rider, horse or bicycle" , "Rider's seat" , "Encumber" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, The Independent, The Guardian and the Evening Standard.

'burden' is the definition.
(I know that burden can be written as weight)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for weight that I've seen before include "Pressure" , "Vertical force as a result of gravity" , "Import" , "gives a sense of oppression" , "Relative heaviness" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, The Independent, The Guardian and the Evening Standard.

Burden (4)