Crude tear repaired, holding in liquid (9)
I believe the answer is:
rainwater
'liquid' is the definition.
(rainwater is a kind of liquid)
'crude tear repaired holding in' is the wordplay.
'crude' becomes 'raw' ('raw' can be a synonym of 'crude'**).
'repaired' is an anagram indicator.
'holding' is an insertion indicator.
'tear' anagrammed gives 'ater'.
'raw'+'ater'='rawater'
'rawater' going around 'in' is 'RAINWATER'.
(Other definitions for rainwater that I've seen before include "that gets to earth!" , "Result of downfall" .)