Cryptic crossword clue
Governor’s office in state that’s absorbed region to the west 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SATRAPY

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The straight part
We know that "Governor’s office" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case governor’s office = satrapy.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does SATRAPY mean?

SATRAPY noun
  1. The territory governed by a satrap; a province of any of several ancient empires of Western Asia (specifically, of the Median or Achaemenid empires or certain of their successors, including the Sassanian Empire and Hellenistic empires).

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