Scatter some troops in various directions (5)
I believe the answer is:
strew
(Other definitions for strew that I've seen before include "Sprinkle" , "Scatter untidily" , "Scatter loosely" , "Scatter, spread around" .)
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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