Abstains from eating (5)
I believe the answer is:
fasts
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">abstains from eating</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for fasts that I've seen before include "Abstains from food" , "Times of abstinence" , "Goes hungry" , "Avoids food" , "Goes without food" .)