Depended (6)
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I believe the answer is:
relied
'depended' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for relied that I've seen before include "Depended or counted on" , "Banked" , "Had confidence" , "Trusted confidently, depended on" , "Depended on or fibbed again" .)