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Overheard, entirely, commands in Sacrament of Ordination (4,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

holy orders

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'sacrament of ordination' is the definition.
'holy orders' can be an answer for 'ordination' (thesaurus). I'm unsure of the 'sacrament of' bit.

'overheard entirely commands' is the wordplay.
'overheard' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'entirely' becomes 'wholly' (I've seen this before).
'commands' becomes 'orders' (order is a kind of command).
'wholly' is a homophone of 'holy'.
'holy'+'orders'='HOLY ORDERS'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for holy orders that I've seen before include "papal bulls" , "Novices may take these" , "that minister takes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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