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 September 16, 2010 in the Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement
(File No. 333-168657) and related Prospectus of Claymore Securities Defined
Portfolios, Series 714.


                                                          /s/ Grant Thornton LLP
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                                                              GRANT THORNTON LLP


Chicago, Illinois
September 16, 2010