Scatter trews around (5)

I believe the answer is:

strew

'scatter' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'trews around' is the wordplay.
'around' is an anagram indicator.
'trews' with letters rearranged gives 'STREW'.

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

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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