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Sees Latin translation as vitally important (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

essential

'vitally important' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'sees latin translation' is the wordplay.
'translation' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sees'+'latin'='seeslatin'
'seeslatin' anagrammed gives 'ESSENTIAL'.

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for essential that I've seen before include "must-have item" , "Vitally important" , "So is certain oil-production" , "Crucial" , "something necessary" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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