Homophone of "tear" (as in rip) Crossword Clue

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Homophone of "tear" (as in rip) Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
2. an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HOMOPHONE (noun)
1. two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)
RIP (noun)
1. a dissolute man in fashionable society
2. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
RIP (verb)
1. take without the owner’s consent
2. tear or be torn violently

Hint 3: Anagram

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