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I run 42X11 with a 42t on my CX/gravel bike and it's always been fine for pretty much anything I've used it for. The only place I've ever wanted more at either end of the gear range was in Snowdonia and I think what I actually needed was better legs.
That said, it mostly gets used for SFAB rides around London and the SE so chain retention kinda overrides gearing for me.