Strips of pasta (7)
I believe the answer is:
noodles
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">strips of pasta</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(type of pasta)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for noodles that I've seen before include "On instrument casually plays" , "Fools; pasta" , "Pasta ribbons" , "Narrow strips of pasta, or slang heads" , "idiots!" .)