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With which, men consume half a loaf? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

melon

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'with which' is the definition.
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'men consume half a loaf?' is the wordplay.
'consume' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'half' means to take half the letters.
'loaf' halved is 'lo'.
'men' going around 'lo' is 'MELON'.

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(Other definitions for melon that I've seen before include "Large vine fruit" , "Sweet juicy fruit" , "Large sweet gourd" , "Ogen or cantaloupe, for instance" , "I'm very seedy" .)

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