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Give out street aid around shelters, retrospectively (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

radiate

'give out' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'street aid around shelters retrospectively' is the wordplay.
'shelters' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'retrospectively' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'etaidar' is hidden within 'street aid around'.
'etaidar' back-to-front is 'RADIATE'.

(Other definitions for radiate that I've seen before include "Disseminate" , "Shine" , "Spoke out" , "Spread outwards" , "Emit light/heat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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