Not so easy to swallow (5)

I believe the answer is:

chewy

(Other definitions for chewy that I've seen before include "Soft and sticky (to eat)" , "Hard to eat" , "Requiring mastication, like toffee say" , "Taking much mastication" , "Tough to masticate" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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