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Stuff at warehouse keeps strict order (5)

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fatwa

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'strict order' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'stuff at warehouse keeps' is the wordplay.
'keeps' indicates a hidden word.
'FATWA' is hidden in the letters of 'stuff at warehouse'.

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(Other definitions for fatwa that I've seen before include "Ruling by Islamic religious leader, as on Salman Rushdie" , "Authoritative ruling (Islam)" , "death sentence?" , "Ruling by Islamic religious leader, say Ayatollah" , "Ruling or sentence by Islamic religious leader" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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