Hard dry Italian cheese (8)
I believe the answer is:
parmesan
'hard dry italian cheese' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for parmesan that I've seen before include "Hard dry Italian cheese" , "Italian cheese for spearman" , "that's grated" , "Spearman (anag) - cheese" , "Hard dry cheese, often grated" .)