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Yes, creatures that have a Magic Rating listed gain a Magic Score no matter what. They do not require the purchase of a Magic "priority" such as Adept, Magician, etc. although they do not gain access to further magical abilities without having such a choice made.
For example, a Shifter that does not select an Awakened ability set would only have access to Magic in the form of the Shift power and Regeneration (assuming we use the forthcoming errata). They could take the Arcana skill (since anyone can), and Assensing and Astral Combat because of the Dual Natured (again, assuming we use the errata). They would not have access to other magical skills without purchasing the access through Adept/Magician.
These creatures also cannot take a Resonance ability (since Magic and Resonance are mutually exclusive).
Just like the other Metasapients, and all the metahumans, Magic is predefined as having a cap of Essence + Initiate Grade. Which is why they just list a "1" to indicate that they have a Magic attribute.
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