Is indebted to (4)
I believe the answer is:
owes
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">is indebted to</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for owes that I've seen before include "still hasn't paid" , "Is indebted to" , "Is in debt to" , "Has to pay" .)