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Minor to be ordered to supervise (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

monitor

'to supervise' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'minor to be ordered' is the wordplay.
'be ordered' indicates an anagram.
'minor'+'to'='minorto'
'minorto' with letters rearranged gives 'MONITOR'.

(Other definitions for monitor that I've seen before include "Prefect; a loudspeaker" , "Keep under surveillance" , "Person or device for observing and checking" , "Sort of lizard" , "Police" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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