Haphazardly smear on (4)

I believe the answer is:

daub

(Other definitions for daub that I've seen before include "coat casually" , "Smear carelessly" , "Smear; plaster" , "Amateurish painting" , "Do graffiti" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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