What does the cryptic crossword clue "Fool starts to turn white eating raw prawns (5)" mean?

The definition is "Fool". The wordplay uses acrostic. T (first_letter="to") + W (first_letter="white") + E (first_letter="eating") + R (abbreviation="raw") + P (first_letter="prawns") = TWERP; definition: "Fool" The answer is TWERP.

Fool starts to turn white eating raw prawns (5)

Guardian Cryptic #29644 | 15 Across | 2025-03-17 flower

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