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Some salad leaves a requirement for Spooner? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ladle

'requirement for spooner?' is the definition.
(a ladle might be used to spoon food)

'some salad leaves a' is the wordplay.
'some' says the answer is hidden in the clue (some of the parts of the word are used).
'LADLE' is hidden in the letters of 'salad leaves a'.

(Other definitions for ladle that I've seen before include "Large spoon with long handle" , "Serving implement" , "Big spoon" , "Perhaps stock holder" , "Large deep spoon for serving soup" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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