And so, in the shack, makes the distribution (5,3)
I believe the answer is:
hands out
'makes the distribution' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with ownership as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'and so in the shack' is the wordplay.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'the shack' becomes 'hut' (synonyms).
'and'+'so'='andso'
'andso' placed within 'hut' is 'HANDS OUT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for hands out that I've seen is " Gives".)