Esculent (6)

I believe the answer is:
edible
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">esculent</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for edible that I've seen before include "One's fare should be" , "Belied (anag)" , "hoping dinner will be this?" , "(Of food) harmless" , "Fit to eat" .)