Slash price of delicate material? (8)
I believe the answer is:
lacerate
'slash' is the definition.
(to lacerate is to slash or tear)
'price of delicate material?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'price' could be 'rate' (I've seen this before) and 'rate' is found within the answer.
'material?' could be 'lace' (lace is a kind of material) and 'lace' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lacerate that I've seen before include "Cut, leaving jagged edges" , "Tear roughly, cut jaggedly" , "Injure be tearing, wound roughly" , "Clear tea (anag.)" , "Tear, rip (flesh or skin)" .)