Become ready to eat (5)
I believe the answer is:
ripen
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">become ready to eat</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ripen that I've seen before include "Get ready to eat" , "Mature, develop" , "Grow older" , "Mature, age" , "Develop fully" .)