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He was bound to prove entertaining (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

houdini

'he was bound' is the definition.
(Harry Houdini was frequently tied up or bound)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for houdini that I've seen before include "Harry . . . . . . ., famed American escapologist" , "Expert at escaping" , "being given to escapism?" , "one who'd try to escape?" , "Escape artist, d. 1926" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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