Bite noisily (6)

I believe the answer is:

crunch

(Other definitions for crunch that I've seen before include "Decisive moment" , "Process (lots of data)" , "Crush with the teeth" , "moment of difficulty" , "Crush noisily" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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