It's consumed with or without water (5)

I believe the answer is:

melon

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(Other definitions for melon that I've seen before include "Fruit - lemon (anag)" , "Type of fruit" , "Edible gourd" , "Large round fruit" , "Sweet juicy fruit" .)

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