Points at a silly starter course (9)
I believe the answer is:
antipasto
'starter course' is the definition.
'points at a silly' is the wordplay.
'silly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'points'+'at'+'a'='pointsata'
'pointsata' anagrammed gives 'ANTIPASTO'.
(Other definitions for antipasto that I've seen before include "Italian hors d'oeuvre" , "Appetizers in an Italian meal" , "first course" , "Italian appetisers" , "Italian dish" .)