Tear - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

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

'tear' is the definition.
(I know that rent is a type of tear)

This is all the 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 Independent, The Star Tribune, The Sun, the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, The Wall Street Journal, the LA Times, the USA Today, the Evening Standard, The New Yorker, The Times and The Mirror.

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

This is all the 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 Independent, The Star Tribune, The Sun, the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, The Wall Street Journal, the LA Times, the USA Today, the Evening Standard, The New Yorker, The Times and The Mirror.

'tear' is the definition.
(I know that rend is a more specific form of tear)

This is the entire 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 Independent, The Star Tribune, The Sun, the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, The Wall Street Journal, the LA Times, the USA Today, the Evening Standard, The New Yorker, The Times and The Mirror.

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

This is all the clue.

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

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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