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A little pasta or jam? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

noodle

This clue is a double definition.

'a little pasta' is the first definition.
(noodles are a type of pasta)

'jam?' is the second definition.
(both can mean to improvise musically)

'or' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for noodle that I've seen before include "Nitwit" , "Egg pasta" , "Ribbon-like strip of pasta" , "Head - simpleton - found in soup" , "Fool (in the soup?)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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