Turn wives around to the left (6)

I believe the answer is:

swivel

'turn' is the definition.
(I know that swivel is a type of turn)

'wives around to the left' is the wordplay.
'around' is an anagram indicator.
'to the left' becomes 'L' (common abbreviation).
'wives' anagrammed gives 'swive'.
'swive'+'l'='SWIVEL'

(Other definitions for swivel that I've seen before include "Turn as if on a pivot, like a kind of chair" , "Turn on the spot" , "swinging" , "Swing on a pivot" , "Kind of chair with seat that turns horizontally" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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