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Drop in rent (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tear

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'drop' is the first definition.
(teardrop)

'rent' is the second definition.
(I know that rent can be written as tear)

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tear that I've seen before include "Drop secreted by the lacrimal glands" , "Rip, sever roughly" , "Lacerate - sign of sorrow" , "Rip the eye moistener?" , "Rip - drop from eye" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Telegraph.
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