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