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Job of Tut, primarily, when king (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

task

'job' is the definition.
('task' can be a synonym of 'job')

'tut primarily when king' is the wordplay.
'primarily' suggests taking the first letters.
'when' becomes 'as'.
'king' becomes 'k'.
The initial letter of 'tut' is 't'.
't'+'as'+'k'='TASK'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for task that I've seen before include "Give mission" , "Allocate work" , "Assignment" , "Job to be done" , "Chore, job." .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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