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@cabbagetom
I'm really not sure that you actually need one...I've been riding..alot.. without one for about 3 months and I'm still alive. I believe the argument for their usage is that they prevent the cranks from falling away from each other should the allen key screw mechanism linking the two crank pins come loose...but i don't buy that...surely it's not that hard to make sure that both cranks are locked firmly into each other...
i did have same problem as you...i couldn't find my retaining clip anywhere and no uk based retailers seem to sell it and i looked everywhere
Online research seemed to suggest that I would be ok without it...but if you insist on one for that tiny chance that your cranks fail...i would recommend sending an e-mail to this guy peter at http://www.vecchios.com/
It's a bike shop based in US, but this guy seems to live, sleep and eat Campag, and he offered to send me one for not that much money...something like $3.50 for the clip and $4.50 for postage...so 5 quid overall...