Ordered me to read out nothing to write home about (8)

I believe the answer is:

moderate

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'out nothing to write home about' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'ordered me to read' is the wordplay.
'ordered' is an anagram indicator.
'me'+'to'+'read'='metoread'
'metoread' is an anagram of 'MODERATE'.

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(Other definitions for moderate that I've seen before include "Become less intense" , "Not excessive or extreme" , "Unextreme" , "Not excessively right- or left-wing" , "Average, middle rate" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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