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Privileged when 50 per cent feasible (8)

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I believe the answer is:

enviable

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'privileged' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'when 50 per cent feasible' is the wordplay.
'when' becomes 'e' (I've seen this in other clues).
'50 per cent' becomes 'n' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'feasible' becomes 'viable' (synonyms).
'e'+'n'+'viable'='ENVIABLE'

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(Other definitions for enviable that I've seen before include "Desirable enough to make one green-eyed" , "sought-after" , "Much to be desired" , "Causing a desire to have what another has" , "Likely to cause jealousy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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