She took an order during the sale (6)

I believe the answer is:

salome

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'she' is the definition.

'order during the sale' is the wordplay.
'order' becomes 'om' (Order of Merit).
'during' indicates putting letters inside.
'om' placed within 'sale' is 'SALOME'.

'took an' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for salome that I've seen before include "She demanded head of John the Baptist" , "13 dn for Herod" , "Biblical dancer" , "18 [OPERA]" , "She danced famously for Herod" .)

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