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Told to redo, changing the colour (7)

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I believe the answer is:

ordered

'told' is the definition.
(given orders)

'redo changing the colour' is the wordplay.
'changing' indicates an anagram.
'the colour' becomes 'red' (red is a kind of colour).
'redo' with letters rearranged gives 'orde'.
'orde'+'red'='ORDERED'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ordered that I've seen before include "Sorted out" , "Told" , "required" , "Issued a command" , "Settled, tidy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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