Current phenomenon (3)

I think it could be either:

Which length description are you looking for?:

rip

(Other definitions for rip that I've seen before include "Tear violently" , "Letters on a grave stone" , "dissolute character" , "Tear roughly; turbulent water" , "See 14" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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