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What have we here but a torn sheet? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

these

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'what have we here' is the definition.
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'a torn sheet?' is the wordplay.
'a torn' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sheet' is an anagram of 'THESE'.

'but' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for these that I've seen before include "Sheet (anag) -- pronoun" , "The items indicated here" , "The persons or things here" , "Plural form of this" , "See 13" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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