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Ordering a cab is essential (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

basic

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

'ordering a cab is' is the wordplay.
'ordering' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cab'+'is'='cabis'
'cabis' anagrammed gives 'BASIC'.

(Other definitions for basic that I've seen before include "Fundamental instruction's" , "Fundamental; alkaline" , "Fundamental, forming a starting point" , "Fundamental, forming a starting-point" , "Elementary - without extras" .)

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