Tubes of pasta (8)

I believe the answer is:

macaroni

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This might be a double definition.

'tubes of' is the first definition.
'macaroni' can be an answer for 'tubes' (I've seen this before). I'm not sure about the 'of' bit.

'pasta' is the second definition.
(I know that Macaroni is a type of pasta)

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(Other definitions for macaroni that I've seen before include "Cora and Mina go for pasta" , "sort of pasta" , "Italian fare" , "Slender tubes of pasta" , "food at trattoria?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard and The Telegraph.

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