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Yes, obligate is playable

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"Obligate" Definition

adjective

Absolutely indispensable; essential.
Biology Able to exist or survive only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role: an obligate parasite; an obligate anaerobe.
Restricted to one particularly characteristic mode of life .
Biologically essential for survival .

verb-transitive

To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. See Synonyms at force.
To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige.
To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.

verb

To bind legally or morally .
To commit (as funds) to meet an .

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