Make five words out of one...

[Cherry (Alcock)]

Yip, I think a bit of flexibility or creative thinking should be allowed; specially when Clive drags tough ones out of the darkets recesses of his sadistic mind! 

botany

boat
tab
baton
bony
nota

harpist

[Barbara Eia (Brownless)]

harpist

his
pist
rap
trip
trap
par
part

surprise

[Cherry (Alcock)]

surprise

rises
spurs
sure
spires
press

inflicts

[Barbara Eia (Brownless)]

inflicts

sit
flint
ice
tin
sift

initial

[Bertie Horak]

initial

tail
nail
tin
lint
ant

cellar

[Barbara Eia (Brownless)]

cellar

lace
car
call
care
clear
ear
real
race

source

[Bertie Horak]

source

course
rose
cores
scour
sore

provide

[Barbara Eia (Brownless)]

provide


pride
void
pie
dive
rope
ripe

enchant

[Clive Symes]

enchant

teach
ante
achne
cane
anent

Diorama                                  ( Cherry  you got the two best from Zoology -  Logo    oozy  , there is not much more except  Go Goo Loo Goy )

[Cherry (Alcock)]

Diorama 

radio
drama
raid
roam
amid

jackals

[georg ruf jr.]

jackals

lack
as
las
sack
ask

watches

[Clive Symes]

Watches

ache
seat
cash
heat
wheat


casuist             (a person, esp a theologian, who attempts to resolve moral dilemmas by the application of general rules.)

[Cherry (Alcock)]

casuist

suits
scats
casts
acts
cuss

kippers

[Bertie Horak]

kippers

skipper
sipper
perks
skier
prise

valuate

[Michael Alexander]

valuate

vualt
tale
late
vale
lute


islamic