Uses (up) (4)
'uses up' is the definition.
('spend' can be a synonym of 'use up')
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for spends that I've seen before include "Uses money or passes time" , "Pays money or passes time" , "Disburses, does not save" , "Lays out (money)" , "drains" .)
'uses up' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for eats that I've seen before include "Takes meals" , "Gets tucked into the cake" , "Scoffs" , "Chews" , "Scoff" .)