Spy facing time in servitude (7)
I believe the answer is:
bondage
'servitude' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'spy facing time' is the wordplay.
'spy' becomes 'bond' (James Bond).
'facing' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'time' becomes 'age' (an age is a period of time).
'bond'+'age'='BONDAGE'
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for bondage that I've seen before include "restraint" , "Enslavement" , "Captivity" , "State of slavery or servitude" .)