The pasta in rasta pasta (5)

I believe the answer is:

penne

(Other definitions for penne that I've seen before include "Pasta in the shape of tubes" , "Pasta in short tubes" , "Pasta in thick tubes" , "2 [PASTA]" , "Tubular pasta" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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