fix: Leader as transaction ordering service

[SamHSmith]

Description

#4914

Linked issue

Closes #{issue_number}

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• [ ] I've read CONTRIBUTING.md
• [ ] I've used the standard signed-off commit format (or will squash just before merging)
• [ ] All applicable CI checks pass (or I promised to make them pass later)
• [ ] (optional) I've written unit tests for the code changes
• [ ] I replied to all comments after code review, marking all implemented changes with thumbs up