Crossword Genius

Order without intermediate agent — something charged (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

direction

'order' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'without intermediate agent something charged' is the wordplay.
'without intermediate agent' becomes 'direct' (as in directly).
'something charged' becomes 'ion'.
'direct'+'ion'='DIRECTION'

(Other definitions for direction that I've seen before include "Guidance" , "Decision-making" , "Tenor" , "Administration" , "Command" .)

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