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Order Byron to host local football match (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

derby

'local football match' is the definition.

'order byron to host' is the wordplay.
'to host' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (I've seen 'hosts' mean this).
'DERBY' is hidden within 'order byron'.

(Other definitions for derby that I've seen before include "Midlands city" , "Epsom horse-race" , "Canadian bowler" , "English city" , "American bowler" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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