Some kind of a nut (5)
I believe the answer is:
betel
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">some kind of a nut</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 betel that I've seen before include "Dried leaf of a plant chewed in Asia as a mild stimulant" , "leaves to chew" , "climbing plant" , "Plant leaf chewed in the East" , "Palm with nuts for chewing" .)