pulled apart (9)
There are a few possibilities for this:
disunited
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">pulled apart</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for torn that I've seen before include "?Curtain (Hitchcock thriller)" , "Ragged" , "'-- Curtain', 1966 Hitchcock film" , "Divided" , "Lacerated - in two minds" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">pulled apart</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(tearing is a kind of pulling apart)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for tore that I've seen before include "'Ripped, rent (4)'" , "Was moving very quickly" , "Rote (anag.)" , "Ripped, ruptured" , "Rushed" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">pulled apart</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('disunite' can be a synonym of 'pull apart')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Another definition for disunited that I've seen is " Split".)