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Use Mister Newton for spreading EU's bile (8)

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I believe the answer is:

nebulise

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'use mister newton for spreading eu's bile' is the definition.
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'newton for spreading eu's bile' is the wordplay.
'newton' becomes 'N' (symbol for the scientific unit of force).
'for spreading' indicates anagramming the letters (letters spread around).
'eus'+'bile'='eusbile'
'eusbile' with letters rearranged gives 'ebulise'.
'n'+'ebulise'='NEBULISE'

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(Another definition for nebulise that I've seen is " Convert liquid into a spray".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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