Cryptic crossword clue
Fantastic Gran Torino pic is absorbing 13

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

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The straight part
We know that "absorbing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case absorbing = incorporating.
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 INCORPORATING mean?

INCORPORATING verb
  1. To include (something) as a part.
  2. To mix (something in) as an ingredient; to blend
  3. To admit as a member of a company
  4. To form into a legal company.
  5. To include (another clause or guarantee of the US constitution) as a part (of the Fourteenth Amendment, such that the clause binds not only the federal government but also state governments).
  6. To form into a body; to combine, as different ingredients, into one consistent mass.
  7. To unite with a material body; to give a material form to; to embody.

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