Pasta strings (9)
I believe the answer is:
spaghetti
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">pasta strings</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for spaghetti that I've seen before include "A dish from the gas-pit" , "Variety of pasta" , "with many strands" , "Pasta twirled around a fork" , "2 [PASTA]" .)