Most antiquated track I see getting ripped up (9)

I believe the answer is:

creakiest

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'most antiquated' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are superlative adjectives. Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'track i see getting ripped up' is the wordplay.
'getting' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'ripped up' is an anagram indicator.
'track'+'i'+'see'='trackisee'
'trackisee' is an anagram of 'CREAKIEST'.

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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