The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EPOCHAL
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result EPOCHAL
- Manage to come up with a sci-fi computer that’s momentous
- Very important office’s opening in new chapel
- English mate guards old church over many years
- English friend goes round old church that is historically significant
- Survive after revolution and note uprising as historically significant
- Historical prince found after robe’s returned
- To get through when recalled by prince is of major importance
- Highly important to survive setback! Stop wasting time
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The straight part
We know that "Very important" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case very important = epochal.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does EPOCHAL mean?
EPOCHAL adjective- Of or pertaining to an epoch
- Highly important or significant; monumental, epoch-making