Decreed; prescribed (8)
I believe the answer is:
dictated
(Other definitions for dictated that I've seen before include "Tidied act up - read aloud to typist (8" , "Said something for someone to record" , "Decreed or tyrannised" .)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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