Cryptic crossword clue
Breaking up — good in case Middle Eastern country is excluded 13

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word FRAGMENTATION

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The straight part
We know that "Breaking up" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case breaking up = fragmentation.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does FRAGMENTATION mean?

FRAGMENTATION noun
  1. The act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration.
  2. The process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.
  3. The breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk.
  4. The breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network.

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