Producing a rent from Tangier (7)

I believe the answer is:

tearing

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'producing a rent' is the definition.
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'from tangier' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates anagramming the letters (the anagram comes from the same letters).
'tangier' is an anagram of 'TEARING'.

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(Other definitions for tearing that I've seen before include "violent" , "Granite (anag.)" , "'Pulling apart, ripping (7)'" , "splitting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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