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Tear apart material with speed (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lacerate

'tear apart' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'material with speed' is the wordplay.
'material' becomes 'lace' (lace is a kind of material).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'speed' becomes 'rate' (both can mean pace).
'lace'+'rate'='LACERATE'

(Other definitions for lacerate that I've seen before include "Clear tea (anag.)" , "Tear or gash roughly" , "Cut, leaving jagged edges" , "Tear, rip (flesh or skin)" , "Cut or tear irregularly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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