### Clue: They give support thus, when they're eaten by 24s (9)
### Answer: BRASSICAS 
 ### Explanation: Definition: they're eaten by 24s
 BRAS(apparel that give support to female chests) + SIC(thus;a word inserted in brackets to indicate it was originally written or printed as such, no matter how odd or wrong it is) + AS(when, as in "as you are doing this").
Defn: A genus of plants including cabbage, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, turnip, and mustard, food for rabbits.