The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PIZZA
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result PIZZA
- A toothy thing standing to bite unknown Italian food
- One article not available in form of square – this food is usually round
- Some paparazzi phoned back to get something to eat
- Square, not a round dish
- Dash back, halfway into Penzance, for takeaway at Luigi’s?
- I go round for something from the takeaway?
- Italian square dishing out a type of food you’d expect there?
- Nothing around Zulu area for food
- Possible takeaway in a hurry sent back, unknown quantity in it
- Not a square meal for Italians
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The straight part
We know that "type of food" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case type of food = pizza.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 PIZZA mean?
PIZZA noun- A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread dough crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese and other ingredients such as meat, vegetables or fruit
- A single instance of this dish