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Regularly feed bimbo lies that can be swallowed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

edible

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'swallowed' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, past participle verbs and adjectives can sometimes mean the same thing.

'regularly feed bimbo lies' is the wordplay.
'regularly' indicates alternate letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
'feed'+'bimbo'+'lies'='feedbimbolies'
The alternate letters of 'feedbimbolies' are 'EDIBLE'.

'that can be' is the link.

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(Other definitions for edible that I've seen before include "in order to eat" , "Fit to eat" , "Fit to consume" , "One's fare should be" , "Fit for consumption" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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