Orders or edicts in a mess (10)

I believe the answer is:

directions

'orders' is the definition.
(I know this)

'or edicts in a mess' is the wordplay.
'a mess' is an anagram indicator.
'or'+'edicts'+'in'='oredictsin'
'oredictsin' is an anagram of 'DIRECTIONS'.

(Other definitions for directions that I've seen before include "North, south, east and west?" , "News reveals four" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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