Maybe distributes papers around Hatch End (7)
I believe the answer is:
perhaps
'maybe' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'distributes papers around hatch end' is the wordplay.
'distributes' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'distributed' mean this).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'end' indicates one should take the final letters.
The last letter of 'hatch' is 'h'.
'papers' anagrammed gives 'peraps'.
'peraps' going around 'h' is 'PERHAPS'.
(Other definitions for perhaps that I've seen before include "Conceivably" , "Quite possibly" , "Not necessarily" , "say" , "Could be, maybe" .)