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Go with artistic need to change order of play (5,9)

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I believe the answer is:

stage direction

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'order of play' is the definition.
'stage direction' can be an answer for 'order' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'of play' bit.

'go with artistic need to change' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'to change' is an anagram indicator.
'artistic'+'need'='artisticneed'
'go' after 'artisticneed' is 'artisticneedgo'.
'artisticneedgo' is an anagram of 'STAGE DIRECTION'.

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(Other definitions for stage direction that I've seen before include "exit, say?" , "order" , "exit as one" , "actor will carry it out" , "exit, maybe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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