Be indebted to (3)

I think it could be either:

ore

owe

'be indebted to' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for owe that I've seen before include "overdrawn" , "Be obliged to pay" , "Be in the red" , "Be indebted" , "Be beholden" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Irish Times, the Penny Press, the Universal, The Sun, The Telegraph, The Mirror, the Newsday and The Guardian.

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