The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SCATTER
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More clues leading to the result SCATTER
- Broadcast exotic arts etc
- Castrate violently without using a spray
- Animal dropping expression, endlessly broadcast
- Schrodinger’s cat, terrified about dispersion of particles
- Broadcast namely by striking figure with book coming out
- Spread some across cat terminally
- Sow and cat having rest disturbed
- Spread is Supreme Court's rare treat
- Dispel and disturb rest all over, having let tiger in
- “Go away,” Lawrence roared initially, “Disperse”
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The straight part
We know that "Spread" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case spread = scatter.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SCATTER mean?
SCATTER noun- The act of scattering or dispersing.
- A collection of dispersed objects.
- To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
- To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
- To deflect (radiation or particles).
- To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals.
- To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow.
- To be dispersed upon.