Become more prevalent (6)

I believe the answer is:

spread

(Other definitions for spread that I've seen before include "See 4" , "Stretch out; food paste" , "Diffuse" , "Soft paste; large meal" , "Scatter around" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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