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Tear Sue away? Harsh (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

austere

'harsh' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'tear sue away?' is the wordplay.
'away?' indicates anagramming the letters (letters move away from their original places).
'tear'+'sue'='tearsue'
'tearsue' with letters rearranged gives 'AUSTERE'.

(Other definitions for austere that I've seen before include "Severe in manner" , "Severe in appearance" , "Stern, grave" , "Plain, cold" , "'Spartan, simple (7)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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