Serving implement (5)
I believe the answer is:
ladle
'serving implement' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for ladle that I've seen before include "one in 10 [GRUEL] ?" , "Perhaps stock holder" , "Large long-handled spoon" , "Long-handled spoon for moving liquids" , "Big spoon" .)