Broadcast Ella Fitzgerald? (7)

I believe the answer is:

scatter

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This clue could be a double definition.

'broadcast' is the first definition.
(broadcast can mean to scatter seeds)

'ella fitzgerald?' is the second definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

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(Other definitions for scatter that I've seen before include "Broadcast" , "Disperse, thrown around" , "Throw loosely about" , "Distribute loosely" , "Sprinkle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.

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