The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RELIANT
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result RELIANT
- Dependent on arrest being set up on time
- Tear about Long Island with a dependent
- Dependent on a set of books about Long Island
- Fired once again about article in Independent? Not so
- Republican worker supporting priest in need of assistance
- They made Robin dependent
- Lease covers to become sick, retired and dependent
- Robin perhaps flying in later
- Maverick later in contingent
- Dependent given latrine for movement
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The straight part
We know that "contingent" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case contingent = reliant.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does RELIANT mean?
RELIANT adjective- Having reliance on somebody or something.