Housing payment (4)
I believe the answer is:
rent
'housing payment' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for rent that I've seen before include "Let out - torn" , "Landlord's due - that's torn it" , "Payment for accommodation - that's torn it" , "Torn apart, ripped" , "Tenant's fee" .)