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Very shamefaced about time in order (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sorted

'in order' is the definition.

'very shamefaced about time' is the wordplay.
'very' becomes 'so' (I've seen this in other clues**).
'shamefaced' becomes 'red'.
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'time' becomes 't'.
'red' placed around 't' is 'rted'.
'so'+'rted'='SORTED'

(Other definitions for sorted that I've seen before include "Placed in desired sequence" , "Put into order" , "Categorised" , "organised" , "Put into correct sequence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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