Fungi that grows on food (5)

I believe the answer is:

mould

(Other definitions for mould that I've seen before include "die?" , "Pattern for shaping - fungoid growth" , "Guide or control the development of" , "development of earth" , "Furry fungus" .)

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

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