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Another riddle from ~ Words That Get Stuck In MacGyver88's Head ~(:P)

The following is but a novice trial.
No points expected nor a prize to win.

For thoughts to paper helps to cease the rile.
Another word was stuck. So, let's begin.

Two pieces reach across a fractured style.
To seal their fates, a hand-picked piece shall pin.

The first included yet his deeds most vile.
Those with authority dost name him thin.

The other, once complete, is broken. While,
Her essence still pertains to everythin'.

Their link's sweet smell transformed with cryptic guile.
For 'tis no longer theRe wolf name withIn.

And thus completes my form with frown and smile.
Another form I do exist here in.

Hint 1

Here is a tip to curing all your woes.
Begin their bind by finding the Ten no's.

Hint 2

Section 3 of 7 refers to this popular style of riddle. (yes, done with the theatrics)

Hint 3

Section 1 and 2 are fluff and aren't too important. So, don't pay much attention to them for a solution. However, their existence makes hint 1 work.

Hint 4

Riley Riddle inflated into a sonnet
Possible senses needed: Hearing, Smell, Sight

Hint 5

Their link is aCi tpyrc style ofEulc (5)

MacGyver88
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This is a bit of a reach, but:

Perpetual

Perpetrators of crimes do vile things, and that word thins to perp, which is what those in authority (cops) often call them

Based on your hint 5, stanza 6 says the link is no longer the flower named with "ni". So I assumed you started with petunia and removed ni, getting petua for the link.

The suffix is the hardest, but it was hinted that it could be "-al",
as "-al" is the essence of "all" (Pertains to Everything). (OP edit)

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  • Wow. rot13(Lbh fubhyq gel "-NY" sbe gur fhssvk. uggcf://jjj.qvpgvbanel.pbz/oebjfr/ny) – MacGyver88 Aug 26 '20 at 19:23
  • Congratulations. You got 2 out of three. The final piece is within your grasp. – MacGyver88 Aug 26 '20 at 19:33
  • Thanks for the hint! @MacGyver88. Can I edit this answer to reflect it? Not sure if that's the right protocol. – user2597523 Aug 26 '20 at 19:33
  • Definitely. Fix away. – MacGyver88 Aug 26 '20 at 19:35
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    I'm going to edit the last part to make it accurate to my intentions. – MacGyver88 Aug 26 '20 at 19:49
  • If you would like to add more, what do you think the frown and the smile represent? – MacGyver88 Aug 26 '20 at 19:54
  • rot13(Uzz, vg pbhyq ersre gb gur engure qenzngvp naq gurngevpny fglyr bs lbhe evqqyr?) @MacGyver88 – user2597523 Aug 26 '20 at 20:01
  • Nope. rot13(Gung jnf gur erq ureevat gung cebonoyl fghzcrq znal n chmmyre. Gung naq gur arire raqvat angher bs gur cbrz vgfrys. "B" n pvepyr, n sebja nobir n fzvyr.) – MacGyver88 Aug 26 '20 at 20:07
  • rot13(Nu lrf, crecrghny, yvxr n pvepyr. Sbe n juvyr V gubhtug qenzn jnf vaibyirq nf n fhssvk, naq jvgu gur bgure nafjre fhttrfgvat Wbrl Zreyvab, V jnf guvaxvat gur jrveq pncvgnyvmngvba va fgnamn 6 jnf fhccbfrq gb fbzrubj trg gung gb zryb naq zrybqenzn! Ohg V pbhyqa'g trg nal snegure jvgu gung. Gunaxf sbe gur obhagl!) @MacGyver88 – user2597523 Aug 26 '20 at 20:13
  • So what was up with the "10 no's"? – Amoz Aug 26 '20 at 20:15
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    @AmosZoellner it's a demonstration of the hint form used in stanza six; you'll notice the T is capitalized. You're supposed to start at the end of the next word and reverse it: sonnet. – user2597523 Aug 26 '20 at 20:19
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Wild guess:

Manipulate
A piece which is hand picked has been manipulated

Man can do vile things, and a very vile man is Saruman, which can be thinned to 'man'
Nipul is lupin backwards (or lupine shortened to lupin' like 'tis), a sweet smelling flower type named after a wolf, keyed by 'flower' (theRe wolf, smell, hand picked)
Ate refers to food that has been broken down and eaten, essence for man (taste)

But not sure how this keys to the 10 no's (other than being 10 letters) or to the cryptic "withIn"

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  • First off, not the intended answer. Nice try. There are concepts in your answer that are the beginnings of the correct methods. Your clues: rot13(Ab gnfgr, Uvag 5 vf jbeqrq gung fcrpvsvp jnl sbe n ernfba.) – MacGyver88 Aug 26 '20 at 19:01
  • Let me correct myself. One method is a correct method. One method is the beginning a correct method. One method is not a correct method. – MacGyver88 Aug 26 '20 at 19:13