Necessary or essential (to) (8)

I believe the answer is:

integral

(Other definitions for integral that I've seen before include "using no fractions" , "Formed of constituent parts" , "United" , "Maths function; entire" , "whole thing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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