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Tear (a hole or split in something caused by it having been pulled apart forcefully) and tear (a drop of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in a person's eye when they cry or when the eye is irritated) are homographs.

The first is a homophone of tare.

The second is a homophone of tier.

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