Spades suffice for flipping turf (3)
I believe the answer is:
sod
'turf' is the definition.
(both can mean a piece of grass)
'spades suffice for flipping' is the wordplay.
'spades' becomes 's' (abbreviation in card games).
'suffice for' becomes 'do' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'flipping' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'do' written backwards gives 'od'.
's'+'od'='SOD'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sod that I've seen before include "Lump of earth" , "Lump of turf or unpleasant person" , "Piece of ground with a mat of grass" , "Piece of grassy soil" , "A lulmp of turf" .)