Cooking coaching skips American dumplings (7)

I believe the answer is:

gnocchi

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'dumplings' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for gnocchi that I've seen before include "that is eaten" , "Italian potato dumplings" , "Small Italian dumplings similar to pasta" , "Starchy food" , "Pasta or potato dumplings" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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