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Dictator’s vote for nibbles (5)

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I believe the answer is:

chews

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'nibbles' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'dictator's vote for' is the wordplay.
'dictator's' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (as somebody dictating would pronounce the word).
'vote for' becomes 'choose' (I've seen this in another clue).
'choose' is a homophone of 'CHEWS'.

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(Other definitions for chews that I've seen before include "toffees" , "Masticates" , "bites" , "Does something with tooth" .)

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