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Lacking mobility and out of a job (8)

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I believe the answer is:

anchored

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'lacking mobility and out of a job' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'and out of a job' is the wordplay.
'out of' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'a job' becomes 'chore' ('chore' can be a synonym of 'job').
'and' going around 'chore' is 'ANCHORED'.

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(Other definitions for anchored that I've seen before include "Made fast, secured" , "Fixed firmly and securely" , "firmly secured in position" , "With weight down, stuck in bed" , "unable to move" .)

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