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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 vital that I've seen before include "Essential for life; key" , "Absolutely necessary or life-giving" , "Critical, necessary" , "Most important, like certain body organs" , "Are such statistics" .)

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