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I daren't tear away to get her (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ida

'her' is the definition.

'i daren't tear away' is the wordplay.
'tear' becomes 'rent' (rent is a kind of tear).
'away' is a deletion indicator.
'darent' with 'rent' taken away is 'da'.
'i'+'da'='IDA'

'to get' is the link.

(Other definitions for ida that I've seen before include "Stagey princess" , "'Princess - - ' (G & S)" , "Trojan Mount; G&S Princess" , "noted princess" , "Cretan mountain - Gilbert and Sullivan princess" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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