Upholstery issue (3)
I believe the answer is:
rip
'upholstery issue' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for rip that I've seen before include "Tear, rend" , "Tear violently" , "Gash" , "Letters usually carved on gravestone" , "Parting words" .)