A dire sort of decree (5)

I believe the answer is:

irade

'decree' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'a dire sort' is the wordplay.
'sort' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'dire'='adire'
'adire' anagrammed gives 'IRADE'.

'of' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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