Overspread (5)

I believe the answer is:

strew

'overspread' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for strew that I've seen before include "Scatter, spread around" , "Scatter loosely" , "Sprinkle" , "Scatter untidily" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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