The little chap accepted an order and made a mess of it (6)

I believe the answer is:

boobed

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'made a mess of it' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'the little chap accepted an order' is the wordplay.
'the little chap' becomes 'bod' (I've seen this in other clues. I am not sure about the 'little' bit.).
'accepted' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'an order' becomes 'OBE' (Order of the British Empire award).
'bod' enclosing 'obe' is 'BOOBED'.

'and' is the link.

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