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Tear apart Mockingbird’s meme (9)

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dismember

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(Other definitions for dismember that I've seen before include "cut to pieces" , "Separate limbs from the body" , "Dissect" , "Tear limb from limb" , "Divide up (organisation)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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