Influencing future work (7)

I believe the answer is:

seminal

(Other definitions for seminal that I've seen before include "Original and influential" , "Highy important" , "Of beginnings or early developments" , "Giving rise to new developments by menials" , "Major" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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