Tear about always, being vicar, perhaps (8)
I believe the answer is:
reverend
'vicar perhaps' is the definition.
(I know that vicar is a type of reverend)
'tear about always' is the wordplay.
'tear' becomes 'rend' (rending is a kind of tearing).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'always' becomes 'ever' (synonyms).
'rend' placed around 'ever' is 'REVEREND'.
'being' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for reverend that I've seen before include "Title of respect for a member of the clergy" , "Clergyman's title" , "Cleric's title" , "Priest's title" , "Style of cleric" .)