Everything perfectly aligned in request for later course (5-3,5)
I believe the answer is:
apple-pie order
'everything perfectly aligned' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'request for later course' is the wordplay.
'request' becomes 'order' (an order is a request from someone in authority).
'for' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'later course' becomes 'applepie' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'order' after 'applepie' is 'APPLE-PIE ORDER'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for apple-pie order that I've seen before include "In which everything is neat and tidy" , "Everything precisely in its place" , "Perfect condition" , "Perfect arrangement" , "Perfect state of neatness" .)