Cryptic crossword clue
Key mineral fat for pastry producing artistic effect 14

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 14 letter word FORESHORTENING

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The straight part
We know that "artistic effect" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case artistic effect = foreshortening.
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 FORESHORTENING mean?

FORESHORTENING verb
  1. To render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually.
FORESHORTENING verb
  1. To abridge, reduce, contract.
  2. To make shorter.
FORESHORTENING noun
  1. A technique for creating the appearance that the object of a drawing is extending into space by shortening the lines with which that object is drawn.
  2. A similar contracted appearance in film or photography, etc.

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