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Huge fuss about king being a control freak (3,7)

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I believe the answer is:

big brother

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'a control freak' is the definition.
(dictator in George Orwell's 1984)

'huge fuss about king' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'huge' could be 'big' (similar in meaning) and 'big' is present in the answer.
'king' could be 'er' (abbreviation for Edward Rex, various English kings) and 'er' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'broth' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'being' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for big brother that I've seen before include "dictatorial controller" , "oppressor, for Winston" , "Orwell's head of state in "Nineteen Eighty-four"" , "TV show - dictatorial leader" , "Personification of a totalitarian state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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