Tear - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, the USA Today, the King Feature Syndicate, The New York Times, the Universal, the Penny Press, The Independent, The Sunday Times, the LA Times, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard, The Wall Street Journal and The Times.

'tear' is the definition.
(rent is a kind of tear)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for rent that I've seen before include "Payment due to landlord" , "Periodic payment as for accommodation" , "Torn apart, ripped" , "ruined" , "Regular payment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, the USA Today, the King Feature Syndicate, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, The Independent, The New Yorker, the LA Times, The Sun, the Evening Standard, The Wall Street Journal and The Times.

'tear' is the definition.
(both can mean to rush or run around)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for race that I've seen before include "put their skates on" , "eg The Oaks" , "The ... is not to the swift (Bible)" , "Rapid current" , "Run; nation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, the USA Today, the King Feature Syndicate, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, The Independent, The New Yorker, the LA Times, The Sun, the Evening Standard, The Wall Street Journal and The Times.

'tear' is the definition.
(rending is a kind of tearing)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for rend that I've seen before include "Tear, sunder" , "Tear violently" , "Rip" , "Tear savagely" , "Tear to pieces" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, the USA Today, the King Feature Syndicate, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, The Independent, The New Yorker, the LA Times, The Sun, the Evening Standard, The Wall Street Journal and The Times.

'tear' is the definition.
(ripping up is a kind of tearing)

This is the entire clue.

(Another definition for rip up that I've seen is " Tear to shreds".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

Tear (3)