Small rip (4)

I believe the answer is:

tear

(Other definitions for tear that I've seen before include "Rip; salty drop" , "Lachrymal fluid" , "Rip, sever roughly" , "Rip apart; drop" , "Secretion of the lacrymal glands" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune.

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