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Essential (5)

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'essential' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for basal that I've seen before include "At the lowest level" , "bottom layer perhaps" , "Fundamental" , "forming a foundation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent, The Sun, The Times, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate and the Evening Standard.
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