Pasta came in a bowl, or loose (5,8)

I believe the answer is:

elbow macaroni

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'pasta' is the definition.
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'came in a bowl or loose' is the wordplay.
'loose' indicates anagramming the letters (letters are loosened from their original positions).
'came'+'in'+'a'+'bowl'+'or'='cameinabowlor'
'cameinabowlor' with letters rearranged gives 'ELBOW MACARONI'.

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