Shreds, as cheese (6)
I believe the answer is:
grates
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">shreds as cheese</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for grates that I've seen before include "Rasps or irritates" , "Rasps against, food or nerves" , "Makes harsh noise by rubbing - on nerves?" , "Makes harsh sound by rubbing" , "Rubs harshly against, perhaps on nerves" .)