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Ordered, trim and neat for strict disciplinarian (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

martinet

'strict disciplinarian' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'ordered trim and neat' is the wordplay.
'ordered' is an anagram indicator.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'trim' put after 'neat' is 'neattrim'.
'neattrim' is an anagram of 'MARTINET'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for martinet that I've seen before include "Tyrant, one who demands strict obedience" , "General" , "Strict disciplinarian - met train (anag)" , "Person who demands strict obedience" , "Disciplined type" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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