A taste of Italy in Pat's eight ingredients (9)

I believe the answer is:

spaghetti

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'a taste of italy' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'pat's eight ingredients' is the wordplay.
'ingredients' indicates an anagram.
'pats'+'eight'='patseight'
'patseight' anagrammed gives 'SPAGHETTI'.

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(Other definitions for spaghetti that I've seen before include "Pasta - Birmingham's junction" , "complex interchange just before junction" , "with many strands" , "something resembling tangled wires" , "Stringed pasta" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).

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