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Outcrop torn by a downpour (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

torrent

'a downpour' is the definition.
(I know that downpour can be written as torrent)

'outcrop torn by' is the wordplay.
'outcrop' becomes 'tor' (a tor is a rocky outcrop).
'torn' becomes 'rent' (rending is a kind of tearing).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'tor'+'rent'='TORRENT'

(Other definitions for torrent that I've seen before include "Rush of water" , "Heavy stream" , "Overwhelming deluge" , "Outburst" , "Violently fast stream of water" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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