Firm to bite, like pasta Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

FIRM (adjective)
1. not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
2. unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
FIRM (noun)
1. the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
FIRM (adverb)
1. with resolute determination
FIRM (verb)
1. make taut or tauter
2. become taut or tauter
BITE (noun)
1. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect’s stinger into skin
2. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
BITE (verb)
1. deliver a sting to
2. to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws

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