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Big dipper (6,7)

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6,7

(Other definitions for ladle that I've seen before include "Soup-server" , "give out" , "Large deep spoon for serving soup" , "Scoop" , "Large spoon with long handle" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, The New York Times, the King Feature Syndicate and the Newsday.
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