Consumes food (4)
I believe the answer is:
eats
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">consumes food</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 eats that I've seen before include "bits of food" , "worrying" , "Scoff" , "snacks" , "what is on the Christmas menu" .)