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Rent provided by tenant early (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tear

'rent' is the definition.
(I know that rent can be written as tear)

'provided by tenant early' is the wordplay.
'provided by' indicates a hidden word (the answer is provided within the clue).
'TEAR' is hidden within 'tenant early'.

(Other definitions for tear that I've seen before include "Lachrymal drop - rip" , "Droplet; rip" , "Split - career" , "Shred" , "Hurry" .)

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