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There's only me to depend on (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

merely

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'there's only' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'me to depend on' is the wordplay.
'to depend' becomes 'rely' (to depend on someone is to rely on them).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'me'+'rely'='MERELY'

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(Other definitions for merely that I've seen before include "Simply - only" , "Just one" , "'Only, and nothing more (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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