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Some in creche long for order (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

echelon

'order' is the definition.
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'some in creche long for' is the wordplay.
'some in' indicates a hidden word.
'ECHELON' is hidden in the letters of 'creche long for'.

(Other definitions for echelon that I've seen before include "Level of command" , "Degree" , "Bishops, say" , "Offset-lines formation" , "position in society" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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