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Formal decree (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

edict

'formal decree' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for edict that I've seen before include "Legally-binding order" , "Declaration" , "Pronouncement" , "Order issued by an authority" , "Cited an official proclamation" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday, the LA Times and the Universal.
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