Giving assistance with something to eat? (7)

I believe the answer is:

helping

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'giving assistance' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for helping that I've seen before include "Serving" , "Amount put on plate" , "Assisting" , "Giving assistance" , "Food portion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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