Thin strips of paste (5)

I believe the answer is:

tapes

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'thin strips' is the definition.
'tapes' can be an answer for 'strips' (tape is a kind of strip). I am unsure of the 'thin' bit.

'of paste' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates an anagram (the answer comes from or 'of' the letters).
'paste' anagrammed gives 'TAPES'.

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(Other definitions for tapes that I've seen before include "Magnetic strips for recording" , "Records - strips of material" , "Bands of fabric" , "A spate of magnetic records" , "Recordings" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Irish News.

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