Badly torn rose found in Italy (8)
I believe the answer is:
sorrento
'in italy' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'badly torn rose' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'torn'+'rose'='tornrose'
'tornrose' with letters rearranged gives 'SORRENTO'.
'found' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sorrento that I've seen before include "site south of Naples" , "Resort in Campania" , "City on the Gulf of Naples" , "Italian town on bay of Naples" , "Resort on the Bay of Naples" .)