Forming response, Charlie moves to the front (8)
I believe the answer is:
creation
'forming' is the definition.
(act of forming or creating something)
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for creation that I've seen before include "Beginning event" , "work" , "Haydn oratorio" , "Reaction to act of making something new" , "Act of God" .)