Scatter about (5)
I believe the answer is:
strew
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">scatter about</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for strew that I've seen before include "Scatter loosely" , "Scatter, spread around" , "Scatter untidily" , "Sprinkle" .)