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Delivered dry noodle? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

soba

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'noodle?' is the definition.
(I know that Soba is a type of Japanese noodles)

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(Other definitions for soba that I've seen before include "Japanese buckwheat noodle" , "Japanese food" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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