Cryptic crossword clue
Total collapse is sadly disorientating 14

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Total collapse" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case total collapse = disintegration.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does DISINTEGRATION mean?

DISINTEGRATION noun
  1. A process by which anything disintegrates.
  2. The condition of anything which has disintegrated.
  3. A wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.

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