The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word TORTELLINI
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More clues leading to the result TORTELLINI
- Pasta and rich cake before returning home sick
- Back home unwell after cream cake and pasta
- Turned in, not feeling great after cake and pasta
- Food cooked in little cases
- Pasta in Italy beyond peak, report follows
- Back home, unwell after rich cake and pasta
- Unfortunately, little iron in food packed with carbs
- Nothing’s allowed to go bad over on island — hence these savouries
- Or inform one tin is designed to hold pasta
- Wrong measure in Italy for pasta
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The straight part
We know that "pasta" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pasta = tortellini.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TORTELLINI mean?
TORTELLINI noun- Small, ring-shaped pasta, stuffed with meat, cheese etc; eaten with a sauce or in a soup