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Feeling out of sorts in your armchair and uncomfortable? (3,2,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ill at ease

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'uncomfortable?' is the definition.
(being ill at ease is being uncomfortable or uneasy)

'feeling out of sorts in your armchair' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'out of sorts' could be 'ill' (I've seen this before) and 'ill' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'atease' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ill at ease that I've seen before include "Unable to relax" , "Elite, alas? (Anag)" , "Fidgety" , "Nervous, uncomfortable" , "Unsure and constrained in manner" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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