Flake (5)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">flake</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that scale is a type of flake)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for scale that I've seen before include "Weigh up" , "A fish flake" , "Deposit formed in a kettle or on teeth" , "Climb; flake of skin" , "range" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">flake</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for peel that I've seen before include "PM once; remove skin" , "Take skin off fruit" , "old tower" , "Old PM" , "Strip off -- Manx port" .)