Distribute tea, local, in new arrangement (8)
I believe the answer is:
allocate
'distribute' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'tea local in new arrangement' is the wordplay.
'in new arrangement' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'tea'+'local'='tealocal'
'tealocal' anagrammed gives 'ALLOCATE'.
(Other definitions for allocate that I've seen before include "Distribute according to a plan" , "Assign for a purpose" , "Assign or apportion" , "Distribute (eg, duties)" , "Allot" .)