Ordered in cocoas - initially strange times (9)
I believe the answer is:
occasions
'times' is the definition.
(I know this)
'ordered in cocoas initially strange' is the wordplay.
'ordered' indicates anagramming the letters.
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'strange' is 's'.
'in'+'cocoas'='incocoas'
'incocoas' is an anagram of 'occasion'.
'occasion'+'s'='OCCASIONS'
(Other definitions for occasions that I've seen before include "Causes to happen" , "Special times or events" , "Celebrations" , "Social events" .)