A contributor to order, whichever way you look at it (3)
I believe the answer is:
nun
'whichever way you look at it' is the definition.
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nun that I've seen before include "Religious woman, a palindrome" , "Joshua's father" , "Woman with a habit" , "She's a member of a religious community" , "Carmelite, for example" .)