It’s Sparta’s turn for governors (7)

I believe the answer is:

satraps

'governors' is the definition.
(satrap is a kind of governor)

'it's sparta's turn' is the wordplay.
'turn' says the letters should be written backwards.
'spartas' reversed gives 'SATRAPS'.

'for' is the link.

(Another definition for satraps that I've seen is " Governors".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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