Needing food (6)
I believe the answer is:
hungry
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">needing 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 hungry that I've seen before include "Feeling the need for food" , "Desirous" , "Wanting fare" , "Requiring food" , "Peckish" .)