The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word INTERSPERSE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result INTERSPERSE
- Pepper restricted by winter’s perseverance
- Painter’s persevering covering place irregularly
- Enterprise warping, catching last of Klingons to scatter
- ‘Enterprise’ warped circling Sun leaving dot
- Painter’s persevering covering spot here and there
- Printer’s perseverance uncovering dot
- Sprinter’s persevering holding place sporadically
- Spot Enterprise warping, circling Sun’s source
- Work in different enterprises
- Varied enterprises to scatter here and there
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The straight part
We know that "to scatter" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case to scatter = intersperse.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does INTERSPERSE mean?
INTERSPERSE verb- To mix two things irregularly, placing things of one kind among things of other:
- To scatter or insert something into or among other things.
- To diversify by placing or inserting other things among something.