Pasta strips (7)

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noodles

'pasta strips' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for noodles that I've seen before include "Egg pasta; simpletons" , "On instrument casually plays" , "Thin strips of pasta for old ones" , "Simpletons (colloq.)" , "Fools; pasta" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Telegraph and The Times.

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