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> You could probably do away with the crystal and use the existing processor
> clock source ...


You could, but distribuiting high speed clocks around is an art form.
If the app isn't too cost sensitive, a $0.50 crystal is a good solution.
You also need to make sure the existing source can actually drive that load.

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