The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CIABATTA
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More clues leading to the result CIABATTA
- American spies graduate teetotaller with a long Italian loaf
- Spies reported pancake mixture being used to make bread
- Spies thrash army for bread
- Loaf a bit, dancing with a cat
- American agents sound sheepish eating dry doughy stuff
- Agents repeatedly strike loudly for bread
- Section of social club volunteers basic food
- Reportedly warm flour mixture making bread
- Foreign fare one’s accepted in taxi with a tense and brief thank you
- Spies check up on volunteers making bread
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What does CIABATTA mean?
CIABATTA noun- A broad, flat, white Italian bread.