Cryptic crossword clue
Legal procedure to pursue company member — it comes to the crunch? 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word COMPACTION

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "crunch" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case crunch = compaction.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does COMPACTION mean?

COMPACTION noun
  1. The process of compacting something, or something that has been compacted.

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