Rent now almost rising somewhere in Yorkshire (5)
I believe the answer is:
ripon
'somewhere in yorkshire' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'rent now almost rising' is the wordplay.
'rent' becomes 'rip' (rent can mean a tear in something).
'almost' means to remove the last letter (most of the word but not all of it).
'rising' is a reversal indicator (going up in a down clue).
'now' with its final letter taken off is 'no'.
'no' reversed gives 'on'.
'rip'+'on'='RIPON'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ripon that I've seen before include "N. Yorks market town" , "Yorkshire city with cathedral and racecourse" , "see" , "minster" , "Yorks cathedral" .)