The Clue
Ripped (4 letter answer)
The Answer
TORN
Tags
Notes
The answer TORN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
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Cloven
Conflicted
Damaged
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Rent
Shredded
In tatters
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Actor Rip
Actor Rip ___
Partner of tattered
Pulled apart
Rip of the films
Of two minds
Unable to choose
Unable to decide
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Caught between two emotions
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Rip, but not Van Winkle
Definition
TEAR as a verb:
1. (tear, rupture, snap, bust) = separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
2. to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"
3. (tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck) = move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
4. (pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume) = strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
5. fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing"
TORN as an adjective:
1. (lacerate, lacerated, mangled, torn) = having edges that are jagged from injury
2. disrupted by the pull of contrary forces; "torn between love and hate"; "torn by conflicting loyalties"; "torn by religious dissensions"