Fills with air (8)

I believe the answer is:

inflates

'fills with air' is the definition.
('inflate' can be a synonym of 'fill with air')

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for inflates that I've seen before include "Blows up" , "Exaggerates" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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