Like tears of US city crook dropping in (8)
I believe the answer is:
lacrimal
'like tears' is the definition.
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
(Another definition for lacrimal that I've seen is " concerned with tears?".)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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