Safe to eat (6)
I believe the answer is:
edible
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">safe to eat</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(something edible is safe to eat)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for edible that I've seen before include "description of fare" , "hoping dinner will be this?" , "Comestible" , "OK for eating" , "I can swallow that!" .)