In pieces, like foreign articles (7)

I believe the answer is:

asunder

'in pieces' is the definition.
(asunder means torn apart)

'like foreign articles' is the wordplay.
'like' becomes 'as'.
'foreign articles' becomes 'under'.
'as'+'under'='ASUNDER'

(Other definitions for asunder that I've seen before include "separately" , "(Split) apart" , "(Break) apart" , "Let no man put -" , "(Rent) apart" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.

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