### Clue: Lot of office workers reportedly maintained way in essence (9,4)
### Answer: SEDENTARY LIFE 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Lot of office workers
 **Homophone of**(reportedly) [ "said"(maintained verbally, as in "she maintained she was right") + "entry"(a way in) ] + LIFE(the essence;something that exists, especially a spiritual or intangible entity).
Defn: The fate of workers who are bound to their desks with minimal physical activity.