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Fellow king sure to be stuck in an office (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deskbound

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'fellow' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'king sure to be stuck in an office' is the wordplay.
'king' becomes 'K' (abbreviation for king in chess).
'sure' becomes 'bound' (synonyms).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'be stuck in an office' becomes 'des' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'k'+'bound'='kbound'
'kbound' after 'des' is 'DESKBOUND'.

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(Another definition for deskbound that I've seen is " Tied to sedentary work".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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