Distribute in the most rewarding way (5)

I believe the answer is:

strew

'distribute' is the definition.
(strewing is a kind of distributing)

'in the most rewarding way' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'STREW' can be found hidden inside 'most rewarding way'.

(Other definitions for strew that I've seen before include "Scatter loosely" , "Sprinkle" , "Scatter untidily" , "Scatter, spread around" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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