Daft Della, often in the soup (5)

I believe the answer is:

ladle

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'often in the soup' is the definition.
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'daft della' is the wordplay.
'daft' indicates an anagram.
'della' with letters rearranged gives 'LADLE'.

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(Other definitions for ladle that I've seen before include "Deep-bowled spoon" , "Large deep spoon for serving soup" , "Long-handled spoon for serving soup" , "Perhaps stock holder" , "Big spoon" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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