Tear - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press, The Sunday Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Times, the LA Times, the Universal, the USA Today, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the Evening Standard, The Independent, The New York Times and The Telegraph.

'tear' is the definition.
(I know that rent is a type of tear)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for rent that I've seen before include "Payment due to landlord" , "Periodic payment as for accommodation" , "Torn apart, ripped" , "ruined" , "Regular payment" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press, the LA Times, The Times, The Sun, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune and The Independent.

'tear' is the definition.
(both can mean to rush or run around)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for race that I've seen before include "put their skates on" , "eg The Oaks" , "The ... is not to the swift (Bible)" , "Rapid current" , "Run; nation" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press, the LA Times, The Times, The Sun, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune and The Independent.

'tear' is the definition.
(I know that rend is a more specific form of tear)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for rend that I've seen before include "Tear, sunder" , "Tear violently" , "Rip" , "Tear savagely" , "Tear to pieces" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press, the LA Times, The Times, The Sun, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune and The Independent.

'tear' is the definition.
(ripping up is a kind of tearing)

This is the entire clue.

(Another definition for rip up that I've seen is " Tear to shreds".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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