Relit romance after central characters escaped dependence (8)

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reliance

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'dependence' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for reliance that I've seen before include "Faith" , "Dependence, trust" , "Trust or confidence" , "Dependence (on something)" , "Banking" .)

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