Chews (5)
I believe the answer is:
bites
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">chews</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for bites that I've seen before include "Tears with the teeth" , "Nibbles" , "Morsels" , "Nips to" , "Mouthfuls" .)