Bites gently (4)
I believe the answer is:
nips
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">bites gently</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for nips that I've seen before include "little drinks" , "Pinches - shots" , "Takes" , "Squeezes tightly between the fingers" , "Tots" .)