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Little iron supply in pasta (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tortellini

'pasta' is the definition.
(I know that tortellini is a type of pasta)

'little iron supply' is the wordplay.
'supply' indicates an anagram (in a supple way).
'little'+'iron'='littleiron'
'littleiron' is an anagram of 'TORTELLINI'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tortellini that I've seen before include "Italian dish" , "Pasta is called for" , "Small filled pasta cases" , "pasta dish" , "Rings for food" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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