Hand out playing cards (4)
I believe the answer is:
deal
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">hand out playing cards</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for deal that I've seen before include "Distribute (cards); wood" , "Timber - trade" , "Bargain, contract" , "Agreement; hand out cards" , "Softwood - business transaction" .)