Boy showed the way - served out in kitchen? (6)

I believe the answer is:

ladled

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'served out in kitchen?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'boy showed the way' is the wordplay.
'boy' becomes 'lad' (informal term for boy).
'showed the way' becomes 'led' (lead can mean to show someone the way).
'lad'+'led'='LADLED'

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(Another definition for ladled that I've seen is " Was Spooner".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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