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OK, conclusion is:

```	clusterName := cluster.EksCluster.ApplyT(func(cluster *awseks.Cluster) pulumi.StringOutput {
		return cluster.Name
	})```

sorry for the delay here, yes this is the only way at the moment because optional types aren't usable in Go without generics :disappointed:

No worries - I needed to write the question up to get the epiphany of how to do this :slightly_smiling_face: