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Corroborate order to get some distance from Paddington? (4,3)

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I believe the answer is:

bear out

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'corroborate order' is the definition.
'bear out' can be an answer for 'corroborate' (synonyms). I'm not certain of the 'order' bit.

'get some distance from paddington?' is the wordplay.
'get' becomes 'be' ('get' can mean 'come to be').
'some' becomes 'a'.
'distance from paddington?' becomes 'rout' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'be'+'a'+'rout'='BEAR OUT'

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for bear out that I've seen before include "Corroborate, support with evidence" , "Confirm - or carry away" , "Confirm (something)" , "Confirm - or carry from house" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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