Sieves (5)
I believe the answer is:
sifts
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">sieves</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('sift' can be a synonym of 'sieve')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for sifts that I've seen before include "Riddles" , "Passes through a sieve" , "Strains, sieves" .)