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Do the bidding of old Turkish governor (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

obey

'do the bidding of' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'old turkish governor' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'o' (abbreviation).
'turkish governor' becomes 'bey' (term for a governor in the Ottoman Empire).
'o'+'bey'='OBEY'

(Other definitions for obey that I've seen before include "Heed" , "Abide by" , "Do what one is told" , "Respect" , "Carry out (a command)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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