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What one may wind up eating? (9)

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I believe the answer is:

spaghetti

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'eating?' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for spaghetti that I've seen before include "motorway interchange" , "Pasta in long strips" , "Common form of pasta" , "Strange tight peas for the Italian dish" , "Sort of junction" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Times.
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