Scatter food outright! (5)
I believe the answer is:
strew
'scatter' is the definition.
(I know that scatter is a more specific form of strew)
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for strew that I've seen before include "Scatter untidily" , "Scatter, spread around" , "Sprinkle" , "Scatter loosely" .)