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He'd fuel ordered, being careful (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heedful

'careful' is the definition.
('heedful' can be a synonym of 'careful')

'he'd fuel ordered' is the wordplay.
'ordered' indicates an anagram.
'hed'+'fuel'='hedfuel'
'hedfuel' with letters rearranged gives 'HEEDFUL'.

'being' is the link.

(Other definitions for heedful that I've seen before include "Wary" , "Attentive - circumspect" , "Cautious" , "Attentive, listening carefully" , "Prudent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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