Narrated what turned out to be an order endorsing capital punishment (5,7)

I believe the answer is:

death warrant

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'be an order endorsing capital punishment' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'narrated what turned out' is the wordplay.
'turned out' indicates an anagram.
'narrated'+'what'='narratedwhat'
'narratedwhat' is an anagram of 'DEATH-WARRANT'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for death warrant that I've seen before include "Execution order" , "order to kill" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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