The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HALAL
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More clues leading to the result HALAL
- Area in public building conforming to Islamic law
- Onset of hunger with everyone needing to eat a type of meat
- Two chaps prepared meat in eg Dubai
- Meat Muslims consume, primarily available in communal dining area
- Room for keeping a type of food
- Legally killed in lethal altercation
- Slaughter half cut gangster
- Room to eat a Muslim burger, say?
- Food that’s permitted in hospital, prepared with hint of lemon
- Henry accepts a pound to provide certain kind of meat
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What does HALAL mean?
HALAL verb- To make halal.
- Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
- (of food) Fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs.
- In a halal manner; in accordance with Muslim religious customs.