The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CHOMP
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result CHOMP
- Mike’s stuffing piece of meat to munch with gusto
- Tory back-bencher going outside House for a bite
- Piece of meat that’s medium on the inside – one needs to chew hard
- Big bite from maiden tucking into piece of meat
- Church representative conceals love bite
- Munch slice of meat around start of meal
- Primate gets bagel for one bite
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What does CHOMP mean?
CHOMP noun- The act of chomping (see below)
- To bite or chew loudly or heavily.
- (Perl) To remove the final character from (a text string) if it is a newline (or, less commonly, some other programmer-specified character).