Ants seen in tidy order (8)

I believe the answer is:

neatness

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'order' is the definition.
(I know that neatness is a type of tidiness)

'ants seen in tidy' is the wordplay.
'ants seen' can be anagrammed to 'NEATNESS'.
However, I'm not clear how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for neatness that I've seen before include "simple elegance" , "Precision" , "Good order" , "condition of the pure in spirit?" , "Tidiness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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