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Expensive Leather Rips Just A Fake Display

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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: CROCODILE TEARS

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43%5Rips or rips along
noun

• the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

35%4 Swing that rips the leather off the ball
noun

• a sharp blow

verb

• hit swiftly with a violent blow

• to make an illegitimate call to the police so as to have a SWAT team dispatched to a location

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Telegraph Cryptic26 Nov 2025 Across 19 CROCODILE TEARS
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