Tear limb from limb (9)
I believe the answer is:
dismember
'tear limb from limb' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for dismember that I've seen before include "Tear limb from limb" , "Break up" , "Dissect" , "Separate limbs from the body" , "Divide up (organisation)" .)