Cryptic crossword clue
Thus rodent goes around edible plants 5

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "edible plants" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case edible plants = taros.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does TAROS mean?

TAROS noun
  1. Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
  2. Any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
  3. Food from a taro plant.

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