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Simple job for professor to find seat (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

easy chair

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'seat' is the definition.
(I know that easy chair is a type of armchair)

'simple job for professor' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'simple' could be 'easy' (associated in meaning) and 'easy' is located in the answer.
'job' could be 'chair' (chair is a kind of job) and 'chair' is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'to find' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for easy chair that I've seen before include "comfortable position" , "Item of furniture" , "Academic sinecure" , "Comfy seat" , "Common room feature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Telegraph.
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