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Cause of wear and tear (3)

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I believe the answer is:

use

'cause of wear and tear' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for use that I've seen before include "Employment; utilise" , "Habitually employ" , "Custom - service" , "Avail oneself of" , "Benefit" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal, the Newsday and The New York Times.
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