Ribbons cut, if teen needs curls on top to braid (10)
I believe the answer is:
fettuccine
'braid' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'ribbons cut if teen needs curls on top' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
an anagram of 'cut' is 'tuc' which is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for fettuccine that I've seen is " Pasta made in ribbons".)