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Relying on one's inclination (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leaning

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'inclination' is the definition.
(I know that inclination can be written as leaning)

'relying on one's' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'one' could be 'an' (an apple is one apple) and 'an' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for leaning that I've seen before include "Inclined" , "Sloping" , "Tendency, partiality" , "Inclination" , "Inclining, bending" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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