Crossword Genius

One feeding relative rice, for example (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grain

'rice for example' is the definition.
(rice is a kind of grain)

'one feeding relative' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'feeding' is an insertion indicator.
'relative' becomes 'gran' (I've seen this in other clues**).
'i' put within 'gran' is 'GRAIN'.

(Other definitions for grain that I've seen before include "basis for whisky" , "Silo contents" , "Small particle - wood texture" , "Small hard particle, of rice perhaps" , "Small quantity (of corn etc)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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