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The Clue

Tear or Torn (3 letter answer)

The Answer

RIP

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Notes

The answer RIP is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.

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Definition

RIP as a noun:

1. (rake, rakehell, profligate, rip, blood, roue) = a dissolute man in fashionable society
2. (rip, rent, snag, split, tear) = an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
3. (rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent) = a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
4. (rent, rip, split) = the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"

RIP as a verb:

1. (rend, rip, rive, pull) = tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
2. move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast"
3. cut (wood) along the grain
4. criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"