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Put in order but barely in the Christian era (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adjust

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'put in order' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'barely in the christian era' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'barely' could be 'just' (synonyms) and 'just' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ad' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'but' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for adjust that I've seen before include "Tune" , "Adapt, regulate" , "Regulate, alter by small amount" , "Get used to" , "Adapt to new conditions" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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