Top-drawer treatment for a tear (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
water drop
'a tear' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'top-drawer treatment' is the wordplay.
'treatment' indicates an anagram (letters treated or processed differently).
'top'+'drawer'='topdrawer'
'topdrawer' with letters rearranged gives 'WATER-DROP'.
'for' is the link.
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I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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