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Blow up an extension (11)

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I believe the answer is:

enlargement

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'an extension' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'blow up' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'blow up' could be 'enlarge' (synonyms) and 'enlarge' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ment' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for enlargement that I've seen before include "Blown-up picture" , "Blow-up photograph" , "Blown-up photograph" , "Photographic blow-up" , "Blown-up photo" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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