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Permit woman, as ordered (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

visa

'permit' is the definition.
(I know that visa is a more specific form of authorise)

'woman as ordered' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'Vi' (short for Violet).
'ordered' is an anagram indicator.
'as' anagrammed gives 'sa'.
'vi'+'sa'='VISA'

(Other definitions for visa that I've seen before include "It allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it" , "ID" , "Passport stamp or well-known credit card" , "Travel permit stamped in passport etc" , "Travel stamp in passport" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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