People eat it past eight perhaps (9)

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spaghetti

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'people eat it' is the definition.
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'past eight perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' is an anagram indicator.
'past'+'eight'='pasteight'
'pasteight' is an anagram of 'SPAGHETTI'.

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(Other definitions for spaghetti that I've seen before include "Italian food" , "Pasta - Birmingham junction" , "Pasta in the form of long strings" , "Strange tight peas for the Italian dish" , "Wind up eating this" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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