Its deeds are ordered to be stopped (8)
I believe the answer is:
desisted
'be stopped' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'its deeds are ordered' is the wordplay.
'are ordered' indicates an anagram.
'its'+'deeds'='itsdeeds'
'itsdeeds' is an anagram of 'DESISTED'.
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for desisted that I've seen before include "Stopped doing something" , "Refrained. abstained" , "Refrained from doing something" , "Ceased, stopped trying" , "Chose not to do" .)