Crossword Genius

Desist in creating order (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tidiness

'order' is the definition.
(tidiness is a kind of order)

'desist in creating' is the wordplay.
'creating' is an anagram indicator.
'desist'+'in'='desistin'
'desistin' anagrammed gives 'TIDINESS'.

(Other definitions for tidiness that I've seen before include "good order" , "Orderly quality" , "Quality of neatness and orderliness" , "sense of order" , "Insisted on neatness." .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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