Dependency mostly on a friend in the City (3,5)
I believe the answer is:
abu dhabi
'city' is the definition.
(Abu Dhabi is an example)
'dependency mostly on a friend' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'friend' could be 'bud' (short for buddy) and 'bud' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'in the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for abu dhabi that I've seen before include "foreign land" , "Federal capital of the United Arab Emirates" , "M East country" , "Persian Gulf emirate" , "One of the United Arab Emirates" .)