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' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'STREW' is hidden in the letters of '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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