Basil-based pasta sauce Crossword Clue

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Basil-based pasta sauce Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BASIL (noun)
1. leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried
2. (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)
BASED (adjective)
1. having a base
2. having a base of operations (often used as a combining form)

Hint 3: Anagram

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ESTOP

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