"Serve duke!" I cry (4,3)

I believe the answer is:

dish out

'serve' is the definition.
(I know that serve can be written as dish out)

'duke i cry' is the wordplay.
'duke' becomes 'd' (abbreviation).
'cry' becomes 'shout' (synonyms).
'd'+'i'+'shout'='DISH OUT'

(Other definitions for dish out that I've seen before include "Hand round" , "Brutally give" .)

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