Our haste ruined the distribution (5-3)
I believe the answer is:
share-out
'distribution' is the definition.
(share-out is a kind of distribution)
'our haste ruined' is the wordplay.
'ruined' indicates an anagram.
'our'+'haste'='ourhaste'
'ourhaste' anagrammed gives 'SHARE-OUT'.
'the' acts as a link.
(Another definition for share-out that I've seen is " Distribute".)
I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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