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Boy was first served from tureen (6)

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I believe the answer is:

ladled

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'from tureen' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'boy was first' is the wordplay.
'boy' becomes 'lad' (informal term for boy).
'was first' becomes 'led' (to lead is to go first).
'lad'+'led'='LADLED'

'served' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for ladled that I've seen is " Was Spooner".)

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