EXHIBIT 4.1


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

   We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Experts-Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" and to the use of our
report dated June 15, 2010 in the Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement
(File No. 333-166339) and related Prospectus of Claymore Securities Defined
Portfolios, Series 688.


                                                          /s/ Grant Thornton LLP
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                                                              GRANT THORNTON LLP


Chicago, Illinois
June 15, 2010