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Wordpress trim words shorten post meta / custom field. ACF wp_trim_words create an excerpt. http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_trim_words
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trim-words.php
<?php
$content = get_post_meta($post->ID, your_custom_field_meta, true);
$trimmed_content = wp_trim_words($content, 15, '... <a href="' . get_permalink() . '">Read More</a>');
echo $trimmed_content;
?>
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