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Relied upon Shed getting back to Guardian (5,2)

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I believe the answer is:

leant on

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'relied upon' is the definition.
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'shed getting back to guardian' is the wordplay.
'shed' becomes 'leanto' (lean-to is an outside building or shed).
'getting' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'back to' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'guardian' is 'n'.
'leanto'+'n'='LEANT ON'

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(Other definitions for leant on that I've seen before include "Pressed" , "Depended upon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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