From Italian centre with meat and tomatoes (9)
I believe the answer is:
bolognese
'tomatoes' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are plural nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bolognese that I've seen before include "Spaghetti sauce" , "See 22" , "Meat and tomato sauce" , "Spaghetti dish" , "Pasta dish (from an Italian city)" .)