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Gold by the German arrangement (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

order

'arrangement' is the definition.
(I know that order is a type of arrangement)

'gold by the german' is the wordplay.
'gold' becomes 'or' ('or' is the heraldic name for gold).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the german' becomes 'der' ('the' in German).
'or'+'der'='ORDER'

(Other definitions for order that I've seen before include "Direct or requisition" , "American helping" , "Command; sequence" , "One of Great Lakes" , "Issue a command" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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