Dependence (8)
I believe the answer is:
reliance
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">dependence</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that reliance is a type of dependence)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for reliance that I've seen before include "Trust - in cereal (anag)" , "Dependence (on something)" , "Dependence, trust" , "Faith" , "Trust or confidence" .)