Servants providing repasts around Belfast etc. (7)

I believe the answer is:

menials

'servants' is the definition.
(menial is a kind of servant)

'repasts around belfast etc' is the wordplay.
'repasts' becomes 'meals' ('meal' can be a synonym of 'repast').
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'belfast etc' becomes 'ni' (Northern Ireland).
'meals' enclosing 'ni' is 'MENIALS'.

'providing' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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