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Give credit? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

believe

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This clue could be a double definition.

'give' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to thinking as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'credit?' is the second definition.
(I know that credit is a kind of the trust)

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(Other definitions for believe that I've seen before include "Have faith; understand" , "Accept as true" , "Have religious faith" , "Have confidence in" , "Credit; accept" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Irish Independent.
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