Pasta can start to be like comic verse (9)

I believe the answer is:

macaronic

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'be like comic verse' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'pasta can start' is the wordplay.
'pasta' becomes 'macaroni' (macaroni is a kind of pasta).
'start' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'can' is 'c'.
'macaroni'+'c'='MACARONIC'

'to' acts as a link.

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