Escargot (5)
I believe the answer is:
snail
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">escargot</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for snail that I've seen before include "Slow slithery animal" , "Common garden mollusc" , "Not one of the fleet" , "Slow slithery mollusc" , "Gastropod mollusc" .)