Edible gourd (5)
I believe the answer is:
melon
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">edible gourd</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for melon that I've seen before include "Gourdlike fruit" , "Member of the gourd family" , "Type of fruit" , "Eg, cantaloupe, galia" , "Ogen or cantaloupe, for instance" .)