More Italian pizza in Umbria — just starters (3)

I believe the answer is:

piu

'more italian' is the definition.
('more' in Italian)

'pizza in umbria just starters' is the wordplay.
'just starters' indicates taking the first letters (only the letters which start the words).
The initial letters of 'pizza in umbria' is 'PIU'.

(Another definition for piu that I've seen is " - Mosso means more quickly (in music)".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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