Order from the dictator (5)
I believe the answer is:
edict
'order' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'from the dictator' is the wordplay.
'from' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'EDICT' is hidden in the letters of 'the dictator'.
(Other definitions for edict that I've seen before include "Canon" , "Decree by authority" , "Proclamation, law" , "Formal announcement" , "Cited (anag) - proclamation" .)