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Turned in, not feeling great after cake and pasta (10)

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I believe the answer is:

tortellini

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'pasta' is the definition.
(tortellini is a kind of pasta)

'turned in not feeling great after cake' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'in' is within the answer.
'not' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'and' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for tortellini that I've seen before include "Rings for food" , "Italian dish" , "pasta dish" , "Pasta is called for" , "Small filled pasta cases" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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