Tear - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Times, the LA Times, The New York Times, The Mirror, the USA Today, the King Feature Syndicate, The Telegraph, The Independent, the Universal, the Penny Press, The Sunday Times and The Wall Street Journal.

'tear' is the definition.
(I know that rent is a type of tear)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for rent that I've seen before include "Payment due to landlord" , "Periodic payment as for accommodation" , "Torn apart, ripped" , "ruined" , "Regular payment" .)

I've seen this clue in The New Yorker, The Times, the Evening Standard, the LA Times, The Mirror, the USA Today, the King Feature Syndicate, The Star Tribune, The Independent, The Sun, the Penny Press and The Wall Street Journal.

'tear' is the definition.
(both can mean to rush or run around)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for race that I've seen before include "put their skates on" , "eg The Oaks" , "The ... is not to the swift (Bible)" , "Rapid current" , "Run; nation" .)

I've seen this clue in The New Yorker, The Times, the Evening Standard, the LA Times, The Mirror, the USA Today, the King Feature Syndicate, The Star Tribune, The Independent, The Sun, the Penny Press and The Wall Street Journal.

'tear' is the definition.
(I know that rend is a more specific form of tear)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for rend that I've seen before include "Tear, sunder" , "Tear violently" , "Rip" , "Tear savagely" , "Tear to pieces" .)

I've seen this clue in The New Yorker, The Times, the Evening Standard, the LA Times, The Mirror, the USA Today, the King Feature Syndicate, The Star Tribune, The Independent, The Sun, the Penny Press and The Wall Street Journal.

'tear' is the definition.
(ripping up is a kind of tearing)

This is all the clue.

(Another definition for rip up that I've seen is " Tear to shreds".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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