Late ordering the duck (4)
I believe the answer is:
teal
'the duck' is the definition.
(teal is a kind of duck)
'late ordering' is the wordplay.
'ordering' indicates an anagram.
'late' with letters rearranged gives 'TEAL'.
(Other definitions for teal that I've seen before include "Duck; greenish-blue colour" , "Type of duck" , "Variety of small ducks" , "Duck - dark greenish-blue" , "bird" .)