Player in bother is backed by sponsors, primarily – they'll offer a fortune (5,5)

I believe the answer is:

tarot cards

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'they'll offer a fortune' is the definition.
(tarot cards predict someone's fate)

'player in bother is backed by sponsors primarily' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'player' could be 'card' (card player is a kind of player) and 'card' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'tarots' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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