In control though strangely not at work (2,3)
I believe the answer is:
on top
'in control' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.
'strangely not at work' is the wordplay.
'strangely' indicates anagramming the letters.
'at' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'not' is an anagram of 'ont'.
'ont'+'op'='ON TOP'
'though' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for on top that I've seen before include "In a dominant position" , "At the summit or in superior position" , "Winning" , "Leading" .)