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Bikebuilder, my understanding of the potential issue is not chainring clearance as a 44t ring is on the small side and the bike should take it at 42mm as you say.
The problem is with the Eno crank arm tapers I believe. With a 103 bb length you would not be able to tighten the crank up enough before it hit the bb cup, possibly due to thickness of crank arm/depth of taper in arm. This is not a problem for the cranks intended use for an MTB where chainline is further out.