Eg, spaghetti (5)
I believe the answer is:
pasta
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">eg spaghetti</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(spaghetti is a kind of pasta)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for pasta that I've seen before include "Spaghetti, perhaps" , "Dried flour paste used in cooking Italian dishes" , "Eg, tagliatelle" , "Dish of dough made with durum wheat" , "Macaroni, for example" .)