In bits (7)
I believe the answer is:
asunder
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">in bits</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for asunder that I've seen before include "going to pieces" , "Let no man put -" , "separately" , "being in two" , "(Broken) apart" .)