Engendering big explosive band (9)

I believe the answer is:

fathering

'engendering' is the definition.
('father' can be a synonym of 'engender')

'big explosive band' is the wordplay.
'big' becomes 'fat'.
'explosive' becomes 'he' (abbreviation for high explosive).
'band' becomes 'ring' ('ring' can be a synonym of 'band').
'fat'+'he'+'ring'='FATHERING'

(Another definition for fathering that I've seen is " Creating".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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