Stop dean ripping up these recording devices (8)

I believe the answer is:

notepads

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'up these recording devices' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.

'stop dean ripping' is the wordplay.
'ripping' is an anagram indicator.
'stop'+'dean'='stopdean'
'stopdean' anagrammed gives 'NOTEPADS'.

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(Other definitions for notepads that I've seen before include "computers" , "tablets" , "Blocks of paper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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