Dole (out) (4)

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mete

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

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for mete that I've seen before include "Administer or hand out" , "Dispense, give (out)" , "Give as due - say punishment" , "Dole (out)" , "Measure" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, the Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Universal and the Penny Press.

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