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Teach one to give orders (8)

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I believe the answer is:

instruct

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'teach' is the definition.
(I know that teach can be written as instruct)

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(Other definitions for instruct that I've seen before include "Give legal orders" , "Inform or authorise" , "Teach or give orders to" , "Coach" , "Direct; teach" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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