Cryptic crossword clue
Tampered with work — ripped through data storage 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DOCTORED

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The straight part
We know that "Tampered with" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case tampered with = doctored.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does DOCTORED mean?

DOCTORED verb
  1. To act as a medical doctor to.
  2. To act as a medical doctor.
  3. To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor; to confer a doctorate upon.
  4. To physically alter (medically or surgically) a living being in order to change growth or behavior.
  5. To genetically alter an extant species.
  6. To alter or make obscure, as with the intention to deceive, especially a document.
  7. To take medicine.
DOCTORED adjective
  1. Altered; falsified; skewed; manipulated
  2. Repaired

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