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Tidy home, given command (2,5)

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2,5

in order

'tidy' is the definition.
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'home given command' is the wordplay.
'home' becomes 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in').
'given' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'command' becomes 'order' (order is a kind of command).
'in'+'order'='IN ORDER'

(Other definitions for in order that I've seen before include "OK?" , "Appropriate in the circumstances" , "Correctly sequenced" , "neat" , "Properly arranged - with the purpose" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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