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A prickly character chases Mike regarding order (7)

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I believe the answer is:

masonic

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'a prickly' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'character chases mike regarding order' is the wordplay.
'character' becomes 'a'.
'chases' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'mike' becomes 'm' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'regarding order' becomes 'sonic' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'a' after 'm' is 'ma'.
'ma'+'sonic'='MASONIC'

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(Other definitions for masonic that I've seen before include "of lodgers?" , "Ma's coin (anag.)" , "Branch of secret male society" , "Like some lodges" , "Local branch of secret society" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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