The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RELY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result RELY
- River to north of Cambs city bank?
- About end of April money finally comes to bank
- Bank simply ignoring me
- Depend — only without me
- From river, see bank
- Bank's response after mislaying coin
- See below river bank
- Count, entirely missing the first half
- Front of engine stuck in railway bank
- . Lean in a certain manner? Not us, unusually
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The straight part
We know that "bank" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bank = rely.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 RELY mean?
RELY verb- (with on or upon, formerly also with in) to trust; to have confidence in; to depend.