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Neglect to order the thing (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

omit

'neglect' is the definition.
('omit' can be a synonym of 'neglect')

'order the thing' is the wordplay.
'order' becomes 'om' (order of merit).
'the thing' becomes 'it'.
'om'+'it'='OMIT'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for omit that I've seen before include "Don't include" , "Leave out or undone" , "Leave out or fail to do" , "Exclude - neglect" , "Leave something out" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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