Tears off for look (5)

I believe the answer is:

stare

'for look' is the definition.
(staring is a kind of looking)

'tears off' is the wordplay.
'off' is an anagram indicator.
'tears' with letters rearranged gives 'STARE'.

(Other definitions for stare that I've seen before include "Gaze fixedly" , "Look with fixed gaze" , "Rates (anag.)" , "Look with fixed eyes" , "bird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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