Dish out sound meat! (4)

I believe the answer is:

mete

'dish out' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'sound meat' is the wordplay.
'sound' shows a homophone (sound like).
'meat' sounds like 'METE'.

(Other definitions for mete that I've seen before include "boundary" , "Dispense, give (out)" , "Give as due - say punishment" , "Dish (out)" , "To - out is to dispense (eg, justice)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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