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Turn
of
phrase
in
papers
I
order
(5)
Turn of phrase in papers I order (5)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
The definition is Turn of phrase. For the wordplay, build it up piece by piece: ID gives you papers (as in identification), then the I from the clue, and finally OM is the Order of Merit (an order), and stringing those together gives you your answer.