Late ordering duck (4)
I believe the answer is:
teal
'duck' is the definition.
(teal is a type of duck)
'late ordering' is the wordplay.
'ordering' is an anagram indicator.
'late' with letters rearranged gives 'TEAL'.
(Other definitions for teal that I've seen before include "Dark greenish-blue colour" , "Small river duck" , "Variety of duck" , "Bluish shade of green" , "Raise (subject matter)" .)