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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 Sydney Morning Herald, the King Feature Syndicate, The Sun, the Penny Press, The Independent, The Guardian, The Irish Independent, The Mirror, The Times, The Telegraph and the Evening Standard.
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