Ripping (7)
I believe the answer is:
tearing
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ripping</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for tearing that I've seen before include "splitting" , "Granite (anag.)" , "violent" , "'Pulling apart, ripping (7)'" .)