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Distributed everything round and acted strangely (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

allocated

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'distributed' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with ownership as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'everything round and acted strangely' is the wordplay.
'everything' becomes 'all' (all things).
'round' becomes 'o' (round can mean a round object).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'strangely' indicates an anagram.
'acted' is an anagram of 'cated'.
'all'+'o'+'cated'='ALLOCATED'

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(Other definitions for allocated that I've seen before include "Assigned" , "Apportioned" , "set aside" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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