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To a royal order; in the finish laid to rest (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

entombed

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'laid to rest' is the definition.
('entomb' can be a synonym of 'lay to rest')

'to a royal order in the finish' is the wordplay.
'a royal order' becomes 'mbe' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'the finish' becomes 'end' (I've seen this in other clues).
'to'+'mbe'='tombe'
'tombe' inserted inside 'end' is 'ENTOMBED'.

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(Other definitions for entombed that I've seen before include "in a grave situation" , "Placed in a burial chamber" .)

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