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Belief in buying power (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

credit

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This clue might be a double definition.

'belief' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'buying power' is the second definition.
'credit' can be an answer for 'power' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'buying' bit.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for credit that I've seen before include "Source of pride; account entry" , "Belief - trust - favourable acknowledgment" , "this is a decent exam grade" , "Believe the time to pay?" , "Acknowledgment, recognition or praise" .)

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