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db INDEX on ORDER BY FIELD in very simple query does not help - still slow response?

I have very simple query which returns 200K records very slow (20 seconds). SELECT * FROM TABLE ORDER BY ID DESC If I do just SELECT * FROM TABLE it returns quick result. I created INDEX on ...
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Oracle sort varchar2 column with special characters last

How can I sort in Oracle a Varchar2 or NVarchar2 column to be in my own custom defined order. Or are any existing options available that will put letters first, then numbers, then all special ...