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Side isn't changing order (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tidiness

'order' is the definition.
(tidiness is a kind of order)

'side isn't changing' is the wordplay.
'changing' indicates an anagram.
'side'+'isnt'='sideisnt'
'sideisnt' anagrammed gives 'TIDINESS'.

(Other definitions for tidiness that I've seen before include "Quality of neatness and orderliness" , "Orderly quality" , "sense of order" , "good order" , "Insisted on neatness." .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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