Top pair with overcard

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General question, without going into the details of any specific hand-

If my hand is AQo and the flop comes

Q [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 2 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

Is it best to bet this pot or perhaps sandbag or slowplay it?

I generally tend to raise preflop with this hand in MP/LP and make a bet around the size of the pot post flop. If I make a bet like this, do i want others to fold and to take down the pot right there, or should i be hoping for callers?

I realize proper play here is situational, but any thoughts would be appreciated.

Excuse any improper hand notation, as you can see i've only been on the boards for a short while.

Thanks.