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Put faith in Len and Roy striving together (4,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rely on

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'put' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to thinking as well as being verbs in their base form.
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(Other definitions for rely on that I've seen before include "Trust, be confident in" , "Trust in with confidence" , "Put trust in" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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