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[BigBoab]

Can anyone help with this?
I am a word of 5 letters, people eat me, if u remove my first letter I will be a form of energy. If u remove my 1st 2 letters I will be needed in order to live. If u remove my 1st 3 letters I will be near u. If u remove my 1st 4 letters I will be a drink. What am I ?

[squarebear]

wheat
heat
eat
at
t

[BigBoab]

Thankyou squarebear both for the answer and the speed of answering.

[squarebear]

My pleasure. Although I can't take the credit for it as I have seen it somewhere before.

[Gizmonster]

It's a conspiracy I tell ya:

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puz zles/Riddles/Question538461.html

[BigBoab]

Thanks Gizmonster, I didn't think of going back 15mts or so. You're probably right about the conspiracy, they are all out to get us.

[dmj]

wheat?

[dmj]

lol! sorry didnt realise it had already been answered!