Cryptic crossword clue
Ran last in heat and fell to pieces? 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TROTTED

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Ran" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ran = trotted.
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 TROTTED mean?

TROTTED verb
  1. To move along briskly; specifically, to move at a pace between a walk and a run.
  2. (of a horse) To move at a gait between a walk and a canter.
  3. To cause to move, as a horse or other animal, in the pace called a trot; to cause to run without galloping or cantering.

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