Seems in order to get retribution (7)
I believe the answer is:
nemesis
'retribution' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'seems in order' is the wordplay.
'order' is an anagram indicator.
'seems'+'in'='seemsin'
'seemsin' anagrammed gives 'NEMESIS'.
'to get' is the link.
(Other definitions for nemesis that I've seen before include "Siemens (anag.)" , "Retributive justice" , "Retribution personified" , "Fate" , "Vengeful justice" .)