Food used as lure (4)
I believe the answer is:
bait
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">food used as lure</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 bait that I've seen before include "Used to lure fish or other animals into danger" , "Set a trap with food" , "Boilie, for example" , "Food to entice fish; taunt" , "Fishing lure" .)