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Order it officially for new road going up north (6)

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I believe the answer is:

ordain

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'order' is the definition.
(I know that order can be written as ordain)

'new road going up north' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'going' becomes 'ni' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'up north' says the letters should be written in reverse (like on a map - reverse order in down clue).
'ni' in reverse letter order is 'in'.
'road' is an anagram of 'orda'.
'orda'+'in'='ORDAIN'

'it officially for' acts as a link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for ordain that I've seen before include "Make a decree" , "Decree and admit to holy orders" , "Decree authoritatively" , "Decree or appoint to priesthood" , "Appoint as priest" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
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