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Counted on getting dope treatment at Crouch End (5)

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I believe the answer is:

hoped

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'counted on' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to thinking as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'dope treatment at crouch end' is the wordplay.
'treatment' indicates anagramming the letters (letters treated or processed differently).
'at' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'end' says to take the final letters.
The last letter of 'crouch' is 'h'.
'dope' anagrammed gives 'oped'.
'oped' put after 'h' is 'HOPED'.

'getting' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for hoped that I've seen before include "Desired with the expectation of success" , "Expected and wished" , "and 25: Anticipated" , "Aspired" , "Desired, with optimism" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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