Cryptic crossword clue
People eating very tiny thing 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MESON

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The straight part
We know that "tiny thing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case tiny thing = meson.
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What does MESON mean?

MESON noun
  1. (rare outside entomology) The mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves.
MESON noun
  1. A member of a group of subatomic particles having a mass intermediate between electrons and protons. (The most easily detected mesons fit this definition.)
  2. (now specifically) An elementary particle that is composed of a quark and an antiquark, such as a kaon or pion. (Mesons composed of rarer quarks are much heavier.)

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