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Trustworthy about having exposure to risk (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reliable

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'trustworthy' is the definition.
(associated in meaning)

'about having exposure to risk' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'about' could be 're' (regarding) and 're' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'liable' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for reliable that I've seen before include "Dependable, honest" , "Can be depended upon, trustworthy" , "Able to be depended on" , "worthy of trust" , "Dependable, can be trusted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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