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Sweat as some executive rips report up (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

perspire

'sweat' is the definition.
(I know that sweat can be written as perspire)

'some executive rips report up' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates a hidden word (some of the parts of the word are used).
'up' says the letters should be written in reverse (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'eripsrep' is hidden within 'executive rips report'.
'eripsrep' written backwards gives 'PERSPIRE'.

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for perspire that I've seen before include "Sweat (as a lady does?)" , "Sweat politely" , "Show effect of heat" , "for every shoot" , "Swelter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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