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Economist
making
crucial
point
inconclusively
(6)
Economist making crucial point inconclusively (6)
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How the clue works
The definition is Economist — your famous John Maynard. For the wordplay, crucial gives you KEY, and point is NESS (as in a headland), which inconclusively tells you to lop off its final letter, leaving NES. Put them together and there's your man.