The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CARBONARA
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More clues leading to the result CARBONARA
- Copy a restaurateur originally introducing a pasta sauce
- Copy starters in Abruzzo – really authentic type of pasta
- Element revolting artist added to a sauce
- Sauce made by artist with no support turning up in California
- Type of dating Ms Palmer-Tomkinson has no time for – it’s saucy
- Reportedly passed a source of eggs, bacon and cheese?
- Working in saloon, say, and pub attracting a cheer among Italians
- Element first of all used by artist making pasta sauce
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The straight part
We know that "type of pasta" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case type of pasta = carbonara.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does CARBONARA mean?
CARBONARA noun- A thick Italian pasta sauce, made with guanciale, grated cheese, beaten egg yolks and pepper.
- (by extension) A spaghetti dish made using such a sauce.