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Mend most of others, ripped

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I believe the answer is:

restore

'mend' is the definition.
('restore' can be a synonym of 'mend')

'most of others ripped' is the wordplay.
'most of' means to remove the last letter.
'others' becomes 'rest' (I've seen this before).
'ripped' becomes 'tore' (I've seen this before).
'rest' with its last letter removed is 'res'.
'res'+'tore'='RESTORE'

(Other definitions for restore that I've seen before include "Repair, renovate" , "Refurbish" , "Renew, repair; give back" , "Give or put back" , "Bring back to original state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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