Servant carrying uncalled-for soup (7)

I believe the answer is:

pottage

'soup' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'servant carrying uncalled-for' is the wordplay.
'servant' becomes 'page' (I've seen this before).
'carrying' indicates putting letters inside.
'uncalled-for' becomes 'ott' (abbreviation for over-the-top).
'page' enclosing 'ott' is 'POTTAGE'.

(Another definition for pottage that I've seen is " Soup or stew".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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