Cryptic crossword clue
Publisher rebuffed piece of writing that's rot 13

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

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

DECOMPOSITION noun
  1. A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.
  2. The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis.
  3. The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom or a compound) into constituent parts.

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