Access root variables from loaded clip

Hi guys,

I have been trying to google this for quite a time now but I can’t seem to find anything useful.
How can I access variables defined on root from a loaded movieclip? The loaded movieclip path can differ, so I cannot get to root like parent.parent, for example. I thought something like this.root.varName may work, but it obviously doesn’t. :frowning:
Thanks for any help!

P.