Italian cornmeal dish (7)
I believe the answer is:
polenta
'italian cornmeal dish' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for polenta that I've seen before include "Italian food" , "Italian porridge usually of maize" , "Fine yellow cornmeal" , "Cornmeal -- on plate (anag)" , "Lepanto (anag.)" .)