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Harshly criticise music and art after tea (4,5)

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I believe the answer is:

tear apart

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'harshly criticise' is the definition.
'tear apart' can be an answer for 'criticise' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'harshly' bit.

'music and art after tea' is the wordplay.
'music' becomes 'rap' (musical genre).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'rap'+'art' is 'rapart'.
'rapart' put after 'tea' is 'TEAR APART'.

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(Other definitions for tear apart that I've seen before include "Dismember" , "Rip asunder" , "Criticise" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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