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Gives out to one bookie in thick with son (9)

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I believe the answer is:

dispenses

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'gives' is the definition.
(dispensing is a kind of giving)

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(Another definition for dispenses that I've seen is " Prepares and distributes, medicine say".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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