We rip into a screen cleaner (5)

I believe the answer is:

wiper

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'cleaner' is the definition.
(something which cleans)

'we rip into a screen' is the wordplay.
'we rip' can be anagrammed to 'WIPER'.
But, I'm unsure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for wiper that I've seen before include "Windscreen cleaner" , "Moving electrical contact" , "contact in the electrical world" , "car accessory" , "Something to eradicate" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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