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Torn material valued (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lacerated

'torn' is the definition.
(lacerating is a kind of tearing)

'material valued' is the wordplay.
'material' becomes 'lace' (lace is a kind of material**).
'valued' becomes 'rated' (rating is a kind of valuing).
'lace'+'rated'='LACERATED'

(Other definitions for lacerated that I've seen before include "Distressed" , "Cut deeply" , "torn apart?" , "badly torn" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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