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Fare from Afro-American-Italian pasta? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

macaroni

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This might be a double definition.

'fare from afro-american' is the first definition.
'macaroni' can be an answer for 'fare' (I have seen 'Italian fare' mean 'macaroni' so perhaps 'fare' could also mean 'macaroni'). I am unsure of the 'from afro-american' bit.

'italian pasta?' is the second definition.
'macaroni' can be an answer for 'pasta?' (macaroni is a kind of pasta). I am unsure of the 'italian' bit.

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(Other definitions for macaroni that I've seen before include "Hollow pasta" , "Old dandy" , "Long thin pasta" , "penguin?" , "2 [PASTA]" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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