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Finding fault is vital (8)

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critical

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'finding fault' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for critical that I've seen before include "Extremely ill, near death" , "Finding faults" , "expressing disapproving comments" , "giving literary analysis" , "essential" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Sun.
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