Eat away (5)
'eat away' is the definition.
(I know that eat away can be written as erode)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for erode that I've seen before include "Grind down" , "fragment" , "Wear away with weather" , "Corrode" , "Abrade" .)
'eat away' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for corrode that I've seen before include "Gradually weaken (metal)" , "Gradually weaken (by chemical action)" , "Growth in hazel buds" , "Chemically weaken" , "Slowly eat" .)
'eat away' is the definition.
'dine out' can be an answer for 'eat' (dining out is a kind of eating). I am not sure about the 'away' bit.
'eat away' is the wordplay.
'eat' becomes 'dine' (to dine is to eat a meal).
'away' becomes 'out' (synonyms).
'dine'+'out'='DINE OUT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dine out that I've seen before include "Use a restaurant" , "Eat away from home" , "Eat in a restaurant" .)