A, E, I, O or U (5)

I believe the answer is:

vowel

(Other definitions for vowel that I've seen before include "Letter such as i or u" , "A or e, say" , "Open sound in speech" , "O for one" , "Non-consonant" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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