Show some ambition to reform Persia (6)
I believe the answer is:
aspire
'show some ambition to' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'reform persia' is the wordplay.
'reform' indicates anagramming the letters (letters in a new form).
'persia' is an anagram of 'ASPIRE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aspire that I've seen before include "Hanker" , "Desire (to reach higher things)" , "Hope (to achieve)" , "Aim, shoot for" , "Aim, have an ambitious plan" .)