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= Solution

The <cyclotomic polynomial> of the primitive $p$th root $\omega$ is
$$
\Phi_p(X)=1+X+\cdots+X^{p-1}.
$$
By the <irreducibility of cyclotomic polynomials>, this is the <minimal polynomial> of $\omega$ over $\mathbb Q$. The <prime cyclotomic field degree> therefore gives
$$
\boxed{[L:\mathbb Q]=\deg\Phi_p=p-1.}
$$

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