Five of them and two fish fed the biblical five thousand (6)

I believe the answer is:

loaves

(Other definitions for loaves that I've seen before include "Shaped lumps of bread" , "Biblical miracle involved . . . . . . and fishes" , "Shapes of bread" , "The gospels tell of a miracle of . . . . . . and fishes" , "The Bible records a miracle of . . . . . . and fishes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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