Suspect tale told and distributed (8)
I believe the answer is:
allotted
'distributed' is the definition.
('allot' can be a synonym of 'distribute')
'suspect tale told' is the wordplay.
'suspect' indicates an anagram (a suspicious or unusual spelling).
'tale'+'told'='taletold'
'taletold' anagrammed gives 'ALLOTTED'.
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for allotted that I've seen before include "Distributed in shares" , "Parcelled out" , "Given, apportioned" , "'Assigned, distributed (8)'" , "Portioned out" .)