Cryptic crossword clue
Open to fraud, ruin some textual analysis 14

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

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The straight part
We know that "some textual analysis" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case some textual analysis = deconstruction.
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 DECONSTRUCTION mean?

DECONSTRUCTION noun
  1. A philosophical theory of textual criticism; a form of critical analysis that emphasizes inquiry into the variable projection of the meaning and message of critical works, the meaning in relation to the reader and the intended audience, and the assumptions implicit in the embodied forms of expression.
  2. The destroying or taking apart of an object; disassembly.

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