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Crucial (8)

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(Other definitions for critical that I've seen before include "All-important - disparaging" , "Disapproving; extremely ill" , "Looking for faults, like reviewer?" , "of such crucial importance" , "Book reviewer's comments may be" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Telegraph, the Newsday and The Mirror.
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