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Appalling court order (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

direct

'order' is the definition.
(directing is a kind of ordering)

'appalling court' is the wordplay.
'appalling' becomes 'dire' (I've seen this in another clue).
'court' becomes 'ct' (abbreviation used in road names).
'dire'+'ct'='DIRECT'

(Other definitions for direct that I've seen before include "Outspoken" , "Frank; unambiguous" , "Guides do it" , "Frank; supervise" , "Straightforward; control" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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