Pasta topping (8)
I believe the answer is:
parmesan
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">pasta topping</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(parmesan cheese may be added to pasta)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for parmesan that I've seen before include "Italian cheese for spearman" , "Spearman (anag) - cheese" , "Hard dry Italian cheese" , "that grates" , "Cheese for grating" .)